Atherton Bag Lane railway station

Atherton Bag Lane
General information
LocationAtherton, Wigan
England
Coordinates53°31′46″N 2°30′19″W / 53.5294°N 2.5053°W / 53.5294; -2.5053
Grid referenceSD667038
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBolton and Leigh Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
11 June 1831Opened as Bag Lane
1847Renamed Atherton
2 June 1924Renamed Atherton Bag Lane
29 March 1954Closed to passengers
7 October 1963Closed to goods

Atherton Bag Lane railway station served the town of Atherton, Lancashire, England. It was located on the Bolton and Leigh Railway line which ran from Bolton Great Moor Street to Leigh Station and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and later to Kenyon Junction.