Plodder Lane railway station served the southern part of
Bolton
Bolton (, locally ) is a large town in Greater Manchester in North West England, formerly a part of Lancashire. A former mill town, Bolton has been a production centre for textiles since Flemish weavers settled in the area in the 14th ...
and the western, Highfield, part of
Farnworth
Farnworth is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, southeast of Bolton, 4.3 miles south-west of Bury (7 km), and northwest of Manchester.
Historically in Lancashire, Farnworth lies on the River Ir ...
.
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.
Plodder Lane station was on the
London and North Western Railway route between
Bolton Great Moor Street and
Manchester Exchange.
History
The station opened on 1 April 1875 and was sometimes known as ''Plodder Lane for Farnworth''.
There was a nearby locomotive shed, also named
Plodder Lane. The station was the first one to the south of , the line's northern terminus.
The station closed on 29 March 1954 and was demolished in the Winter of 1955–56.
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.
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External links
The station on a 1948 OS map via ''npe maps''The station on an 1885 series OS map overlay via ''National Library of Scotland''The station and line via ''railwaycodes''
Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
Former London and North Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1875
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1954
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