Standish railway station

Standish
Location
Place	Standish
Area	Wigan
Coordinates	53°35′20″N 2°38′34″W / 53.5888°N 2.6427°W / 53.5888; -2.6427Coordinates: 53°35′20″N 2°38′34″W / 53.5888°N 2.6427°W / 53.5888; -2.6427
Grid reference	SD576103
Operations
Pre-grouping	North Union Railway London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
31 October 1838	Station opened as "Standish Lane"
by 1844	Station renamed "Standish"
23 May 1949	Station closed[1]
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Lines around Wigan in 1907

Standish railway station is a closed railway station in Standish, England, situated where the line bridged Rectory Lane (the B5239).

Standish was in the historic county of Lancashire.

History

The station was opened by the North Union Railway in 1838 as "Standish Lane". It was renamed as plain "Standish" by 1844. The North Union later became part of the London and North Western Railway.

The station joined the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping in 1923 and passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

The station closed in May 1949.^[1]

Services

In 1922 eight "Down" (northbound) services called at Standish on Mondays to Saturdays. Most were local services, with a Saturdays Only "Parliamentary", calling at most stations in a five and a half journey from Crewe to Carlisle. No trains called on Sundays. The "Up" service was similar.^[2]

References

Sources

• Bradshaw (1986), Bradshaw's July 1922 Railway Guide (reprint), Guild Publishing London 
• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 

External links

• The station on a 1948 OS map via npe maps
• Line and mileages via Railwaycodes