Chew Moor railway station

Chew Moor railway station briefly served the village of Chew Moor, between Lostock and Westhoughton, England.

Chew Moor
Location
Place	Chew Moor, Lostock
Area	Bolton
Coordinates	53.5620°N 2.5084°W / 53.5620; -2.5084
Grid reference	SD664073
Operations
Original company	Liverpool and Bury Railway
Platforms	2 (probable)
History
20 November 1848	Station opened
August 1852	Station closed[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

Liverpool and Bury Railway
East Lancashire Railway Bury Interchange Manchester Metrolink Bury (Knowsley Street) Bury (Bolton Street) Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway East Lancashire Railway   Radcliffe Black Lane Bradley Fold Darcy Lever Manchester and Bolton Railway Bolton Trinity Street Ribble Valley line Lostock Junction Bolton & Preston Rly Chew Moor Westhoughton Crow Nest Junction Manchester and Southport Railway Hindley Lancashire Union Railway Whelley Loop Ince Wigan(1st station...1848-1855) Wigan (Wallgate) North Union Railway Liverpool–Wigan line Gathurst Pemberton Manchester and Southport Railway Orrell Upholland Rainford Junction Skelmersdale branch St Helens Railway Kirkby Fazakerley Preston Road Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway Kirkdale Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway Sandhills to Moorfields, Liverpool Central and Hunts Cross Liverpool Exchange

History

The station was opened in 1848 by the Liverpool and Bury Railway. In August 1852 the company opened Lostock Junction station less than a mile to the north, rendering Chew Moor surplus to requirements.[1]

Location

Chew Moor station was situated immediately north of what is now the M61 overbridge across the line.[3][4]

By 2016, no trace of the station could be seen. The double tracks through the site were in use as part of the Manchester to Southport Line and were planned to be electrified.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Westhoughton Line and station open		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Liverpool and Bury Railway		Bolton Trinity Street Line and station open

References

1. Butt 1995, p. 60.
2. Quick 2009, p. 123.
3. "The station on an 1845-6 OS Map". National Library of Scotland.
4. "The station site on an Edwardian OS Map with modern overlays". National Library of Scotland.

Sources

• 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.
• Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.