Bamfurlong railway station

Bamfurlong railway station was a substantial, brick-built railway station on the West Coast Main Line, in the United Kingdom.[3][4] It stood immediately south of the A58 bridge over the line in the village of Bamfurlong.[5][6][7]

Bamfurlong
Location
PlaceBamfurlong
AreaWigan
Coordinates53.509377°N 2.604660°W / 53.509377; -2.604660
Grid referenceSD600015
Operations
Original companyNorth Union Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms2
History
1 April 1878Station opened
27 November 1950Station closed completely[1][2]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

Opened by the North Union Railway which later became part of the London and North Western Railway, the station passed to the LMSR at the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

Services

In 1922 ten "Down" (northbound) services called at Bamfurlong on Mondays to Saturdays and one train on a Sunday. Most were local services, with a Saturdays Only "Parliamentary", calling at most stations in a five and a half journey from Crewe to Carlisle. The "Up" service was similar.[8]

After closure

Following the dismantling of Bamfurlong railway station, a platform remained for many years, increasingly overgrown. By 2015 the only remaining evidence was the track alignment.[9]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wigan North Western
Line and station open		   London and North Western Railway
North Union Railway		   Golborne South
Line open, station closed
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References
  1. The station via Disused Stations UK
  2. Butt 1995.
  3. The station via Wigan World
  4. Jowett 1989, Map 44.
  5. Smith & Turner 2012, Map 45
  6. Station and line CGJ5 via railwaycodes
  7. The station on a 1948 OS Map via npe Maps
  8. Bradshaw 1985, pp. 412–3.
  9. The station via Disused Stations UK

Sources
  • Bradshaw, George (1985) [July 1922]. Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland: A reprint of the July 1922 issue. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8708-5. OCLC 12500436.
  • 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Smith, Paul; Turner, Keith (2012), Railway Atlas Then and Now, Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7110-3695-6
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