Lowton railway station

Lowton
General information
LocationLowton, Wigan
England
Coordinates53°27′29″N 2°35′55″W / 53.458112°N 2.598718°W / 53.458112; -2.598718
Grid referenceSJ604959
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Union Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 January 1847Opened
1 February 1877Renamed to "Lowton and Preston Junction"
17 February 1880Renamed "Lowton"
1 January 1917Closed as a wartime economy measure
1 February 1919Reopened
26 September 1949Closed
North Union Railway
1834 – 1889
Maxwell House
(
closed
1844
)
Preston
Preston
Butler Street
(ELR)
Victoria Quay goods
Preston
Fishergate Hill
(WLR)
Farrington
(renamed Farington)
Golden Hill
(renamed Leyland)
Euxton junction
Euxton (NUR)
Euxton (B&PR)
Coppull
Chorley
Rawlinson Bridge
Standish Lane
(renamed Standish)
Adlington
White Bear
Blackrod
Red Rock
Boar's Head
Lostock Junction
Bolton Trinity Street
Wigan
Wigan Goods
Springs branch
Ince Moss Junction
Bamfurlong
Golborne
LNWR Winwick cut-off
(opened 1864)
Preston Junction
(renamed Lowton)
Parkside
(second)
Parkside
(original)
North Union Railway
and predecessor:
Other lines
(not all shown):
Great Central Railway
predecessors:
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
and predecessors:
Manchester and Leeds Railway
predecessors:
London and North Western Railway
and predecessors:
Lowton railway junction

Lowton railway station served the village named Town of Lowton to the east of Newton-le-Willows and south of Golborne.