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{{Infobox UK disused station
{{Short description|Former railway station in England}}
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| name = Plodder Lane
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| locale = Highfield, [[Farnworth]]
{{Infobox station
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| borough = [[Metropolitan Borough of Bolton|Bolton]]
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| name = Plodder Lane
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| caption =
| status = Disused
| original = [[London and North Western Railway]]
| image =
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| borough = Highfield, [[Farnworth]], [[Metropolitan Borough of Bolton|Bolton]]
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| pregroup = London and North Western Railway
| country = England
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| postgroup = [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]]
| coordinates = {{coord|53.5485|-2.4233|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
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| platforms = 2{{sfn|Suggitt|2004|p=85}}
| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| latitude = 53.5485
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SD720058|25|SD720058}}
| longitude = -2.4233
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| platforms = 2{{sfn|Suggitt|2004|p=85}}
| gridref = SD720058
| original = [[London and North Western Railway]]
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| years = {{Start date|1875|04|01|df=yes}}
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| pregroup = London and North Western Railway
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| events = Station opened
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| postgroup = [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]]
| years1 = {{end date|1954|03|29|df=y}}
| events1 = Station closed<ref>{{harvnb|Butt|1995|p=186}}</ref>
| years = {{Start date|1875|04|01|df=yes}}
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| events = Station opened
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| years1 = {{end date|1954|03|29|df=y}}
| events1 = Station closed<ref>{{harvnb|Butt|1995|p=186}}</ref>
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The station closed on 29 March 1954 and was demolished in the Winter of 1955–56.{{sfn|Holland|2001|p=140}}
The station closed on 29 March 1954 and was demolished in the Winter of 1955–56.{{sfn|Holland|2001|p=140}}

The cutting that the station was in is still visible today and a footpath runs between the station site and Highfield Road. The site of the adjacent Engine Shed and Goods Yard was covered by housing although the path that led from Plodder Lane to Minerva Road survives and much of the exterior wall of the shed site is still in situ.


==References==
==References==
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===Sources===
===Sources===
*{{Butt-Stations}}
*{{Butt-Stations}}
*{{cite book |last=Conolly |first=W. Philip |title=British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer |edition=5th |date=January 1976 |publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing|Ian Allan]] |location=Shepperton |isbn=0-7110-0320-3 |id=EX/0176 }}
*{{IanAllan-PreGroup-Atlas1998}}
*{{citation|last=Holland |first=Bert |title=Plodder Lane for Farnworth |publisher=Triangle Publishing |location=Leigh |year=2001 |isbn=0-9529333-6-5}}
*{{citation|last=Holland |first=Bert |title=Plodder Lane for Farnworth |publisher=Triangle Publishing |location=Leigh |year=2001 |isbn=0-9529333-6-5}}
*{{cite book |last=Suggitt |first=Gordon |title=Lost Railways of Merseyside and Greater Manchester |year=2004 |publisher=Countryside Books |location=[[Newbury, Berkshire|Newbury]] |isbn=978-1-85306-869-0 |ref=harv }}
*{{cite book |last=Suggitt |first=Gordon |title=Lost Railways of Merseyside and Greater Manchester |year=2004 |publisher=Countryside Books |location=[[Newbury, Berkshire|Newbury]] |isbn=978-1-85306-869-0 }}
*{{citation|last=Sweeney |first=Dennis J. |title=A Lancashire Triangle Part One |publisher=Triangle Publishing |location=Leigh |year=1996 |isbn=978-0-9529333-0-4 |ref=harv }}
*{{citation|last=Sweeney |first=Dennis J. |title=A Lancashire Triangle Part One |publisher=Triangle Publishing |location=Leigh |year=1996 |isbn=978-0-9529333-0-4 }}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#372,405,1 The station on a 1948 OS map via ''npe maps'']
* [http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#372,405,1 The station on a 1948 OS map via ''npe maps'']
* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=53.5495&lon=-2.4245&layers=6 The station on an 1885 series OS map overlay via ''National Library of Scotland'']
* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=53.5495&lon=-2.4245&layers=6 The station on an 1885 series OS map overlay via ''National Library of Scotland'']
* [http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/ELRs/_mileages/L/LHN1.txt The station and line via ''railwaycodes'']
* [http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/elrs/_mileages/l/lhn1.shtm The station and line via ''railwaycodes'']


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{{Closed stations Greater Manchester}}
{{Closed stations Greater Manchester}}


[[Category:Disused railway stations in Bolton Borough]]
[[Category:Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton]]
[[Category:Former London and North Western Railway stations]]
[[Category:Former London and North Western Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1875]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1875]]
[[Category:Railway stations closed in 1954]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1954]]




Latest revision as of 16:43, 31 October 2022

Plodder Lane
General information
LocationHighfield, Farnworth, Bolton
England
Coordinates53°32′55″N 2°25′24″W / 53.5485°N 2.4233°W / 53.5485; -2.4233
Grid referenceSD720058
Platforms2[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 April 1875 (1875-04-01)Station opened
29 March 1954 (1954-03-29)Station closed[2]

Plodder Lane railway station served the southern part of Bolton and the western, Highfield, part of Farnworth.

The station was located on the southern side of a bridge carrying Plodder Lane, the present B6199. The wooden station building was at road level with steps down to both platforms.[3]

Plodder Lane station was on the London and North Western Railway route between Bolton Great Moor Street and Manchester Exchange.

History

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The station opened on 1 April 1875 and was sometimes known as Plodder Lane for Farnworth.[4] There was a nearby locomotive shed, also named Plodder Lane. The station was the first one to the south of Bolton Great Moor Street, the line's northern terminus.[5]

The station closed on 29 March 1954 and was demolished in the Winter of 1955–56.[6]

The cutting that the station was in is still visible today and a footpath runs between the station site and Highfield Road. The site of the adjacent Engine Shed and Goods Yard was covered by housing although the path that led from Plodder Lane to Minerva Road survives and much of the exterior wall of the shed site is still in situ.

References

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  1. ^ Suggitt 2004, p. 85.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 186
  3. ^ Holland 2001, p. 31.
  4. ^ Butt 1995, p. 186
  5. ^ Conolly 1976, p. 45, section C2.
  6. ^ Holland 2001, p. 140.

Sources

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  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
  • Holland, Bert (2001), Plodder Lane for Farnworth, Leigh: Triangle Publishing, ISBN 0-9529333-6-5
  • Suggitt, Gordon (2004). Lost Railways of Merseyside and Greater Manchester. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-85306-869-0.
  • Sweeney, Dennis J. (1996), A Lancashire Triangle Part One, Leigh: Triangle Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9529333-0-4
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bolton Great Moor Street
Line and station closed 		  London and North Western Railway   Little Hulton
Line and station closed


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