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]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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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

  1. 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 218.
  2. ↑ Bradshaw 1986, pp. 412–5

Sources

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Boar's Head   West Coast Main Line
North Union Railway		   Coppull
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