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==History== |
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The station was opened on 1 April 1875; it was sometimes known as ''Plodder Lane for Farnworth''.<ref name=Butt>{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=186 |ref=harv }}</ref> There was a nearby locomotive shed, also named ''Plodder Lane''. The station was the first one to the south of {{stnlnk|Bolton Great Moor Street}}, the line's northern terminus.<ref>{{cite book |last=Conolly |first=W. Philip |title=British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer |edition=5th |date=January 1976 |publisher=[[Ian Allan]] |location=Shepperton |isbn=0-7110-0320-3 |id=EX/0176 |at=p. 45, section C2 |ref=harv }}</ref> |
The station was opened on 1 April 1875; it was sometimes known as ''Plodder Lane for Farnworth''.<ref name=Butt>{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=186 |ref=harv }}</ref> There was a nearby locomotive shed, also named ''Plodder Lane''. The station was the first one to the south of {{stnlnk|Bolton Great Moor Street}}, the line's northern terminus.<ref>{{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 |at=p. 45, section C2 |ref=harv }}</ref> |
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The station closed on 29 March 1954.<ref name=Butt /> |
The station closed on 29 March 1954.<ref name=Butt /> |
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Revision as of 14:48, 30 June 2015
Plodder Lane | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Bolton |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 April 1875 | Station opened |
| 29 March 1954 | Station closed |
Plodder Lane railway station served the southern part of Bolton and the western part of Farnworth; it was in the Highfield district of the latter town, on the southern side of a road named Plodder Lane, the present B6199. It was on the London and North Western Railway route between Bolton and Manchester.
History
The station was opened on 1 April 1875; it was sometimes known as Plodder Lane for Farnworth.[1] 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.[2]
The station closed on 29 March 1954.[1]
References
- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 186. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 45, section C2. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help)
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Bolton Great Moor Street Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway | Little Hulton Line and station closed |
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