Summary
White Bear railway station, on Station Road, Adlington, Lancashire, England, was on the Lancashire Union Railway line between St Helens and Blackburn. The station was named in some timetables as White Bear (Adlington) or White Bear for Adlington.[2]
White Bear | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire England |
| Coordinates | 53°36′45″N 2°36′25″W / 53.61244°N 2.60681°W |
| Platforms | 2[1] |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Joint Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway/Lancashire Union Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1869 | Opened |
| 4 January 1960 | Closed to passengers[2] |
| October 1971 | Line closed to all traffic |
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The station opened on 1 December 1869 one month after the line that it was situated on, the Lancashire Union Railway from Boars Head Junction in Standish to Rawlinson Bridge, opened for goods traffic. Passenger services also opened on the same date at Boars Head Junction and at Red Rock.
The joint line was constructed because the Wigan coal owners wanted better transportation links to the mills and factories of East Lancashire. The coal owners also wanted a line that would allow trains to go south and gain direct access to Garston Dock where shipping charges were far less than Liverpool dock.
The station was closed to passengers on 4 January 1960, but the line was used for freight and diversions until 1971.[3]
Adlington railway station, serving the Manchester to Preston Line, is now the sole station in the village.
The tracks have been lifted and the station site has been completely built over.
References edit
- ^ Gilbert & Knight 1975, Plate 19.
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. ??.
- ^ Shannon & Hillmer 2003, p. 99.
Sources edit
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- Gilbert, A.C.; Knight, N.R. (1975). Railways Around Lancashire, a Pictorial Survey. Castleton, Greater Manchester: Manchester Transport Museum Society. ISBN 978-0-900857-09-6.
- Shannon, Paul; Hillmer, John (2003). Manchester and South Lancashire. British Railways Past and Present. Kettering: Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85895-197-3. No 41.
External links edit
- Station history Adlington town website
- Station history Subterranea Britannica
- The station and nearby lines Rail Map Online
- Adlington's stations on navigable old OS maps, with current satellite overlay National Library of Scotland
- Adlington's stations on navigable late 1940s OS Map npe Maps
- The station, line and mileages Railway Codes
- The station from the air in 1950 Britain from Above (free login needed to zoom)
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Chorley Line closed, station open |
London and North Western Railway Lancashire Union Railway |
Red Rock Line and station closed |