Atherleigh railway station served an area of

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in what was then

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, England. It was located on the

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line which ran from Kenyon Junction to Bolton Great Moor Street.

History

Opened by the

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to serve local housing estates built after World War 1. The station was located on the west side of the railway at Westbourne Avenue with a connecting footbridge between the two parts of the road. The station structure was a simple wooden building. There was a platform on each side of the tracks. The station passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on

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in 1948, only to be closed by the British Transport Commission six years later.

After closure

The station is believed to have been used for Rugby League specials and holiday traffic after closure. By 2015 the station site was buried under the

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References

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External links

The station on a 1948 OS map via ''npe maps''

The closed station on a 1955–61 series OS map via ''National Library of Scotland''

The station and line via ''railwaycodes''
{{Closed stations Greater Manchester Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan Former London, Midland and Scottish Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1935 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1954 Buildings and structures in Leigh, Greater Manchester