Golborne South railway station

This article is about Golborne's ex-London and North Western Railway station. For the ex-Great Central station, see Golborne North railway station.

Golborne South
General information
LocationGolborne, Wigan
England
Coordinates53°28′42″N 2°35′42″W / 53.478425°N 2.595052°W / 53.478425; -2.595052
Grid referenceSJ606981
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Union Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
by 19 October 1839Station opened as "Golborne Gate"
by 1847Station known as "Golborne"
1 February 1949Renamed "Golborne South"
2 February 1961Station closed to passengers
22 May 1967Station closed completely
North Union Railway
Legend
1834 – 1889
Lancaster & Preston Jn Rly
to Lancaster
Maxwell House
(
closed
1844
)
Preston
Preston
Butler Street
(ELR)
Victoria Quay goods
Preston
Fishergate Hill
(WLR)
River Ribble
West Lancashire Railway
to Southport
East Lancashire Railway
to Liverpool
Farrington
(renamed Farington)
Blackburn & Preston Rly
to Blackburn
Golden Hill
(renamed Leyland)
Euxton junction
Lancashire Union Railway
to Blackburn
Euxton (NUR)
Euxton (B&PR)
Coppull
Chorley
Rawlinson Bridge
Standish Lane
(renamed Standish)
Adlington
White Bear
Blackrod
Red Rock
Lancashire & Yorkshire Rly
to Horwich and Horwich Works
Lancashire & Yorkshire Rly
to Hindley
Boar's Head
Liverpool and Bury Railway
to Hindley
Lancashire Union Railway
to Hindley
Lostock Junction
Bolton Trinity Street
Manchester, Bolton & Bury Rly
to Salford
Wigan
Wigan Goods
Springs branch
Liverpool and Bury Railway
to Liverpool
Lancashire Union Railway
to Hindley
Ince Moss Junction
London & North Western Rly
to Manchester
Lancashire Union Railway
to St Helens
Bamfurlong
Liverpool, St Helens
& South Lancs Rly
to St Helens
Central
Liverpool, St Helens
& South Lancs Rly
to Lowton
St Mary's
 Golborne
LNWR Winwick cut-off
(opened 1864)
Preston Junction
(renamed Lowton)
Liverpool & Manchester Rly
to Manchester
 Parkside
(second)
Liverpool & Manchester Rly
to Liverpool
Parkside
(original)
London & North Western Rly
to Warrington
North Union Railway
and predecessor:
Bolton and Preston Railway
 Other lines
(not all shown):
 Great Central Railway
predecessors:
Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway
 Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
and predecessors:
Blackburn and Preston Railway
East Lancashire Railway (1844–1859)
West Lancashire Railway
 Manchester and Leeds Railway
predecessors:
Liverpool and Bury Railway
Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway
 London and North Western Railway
and predecessors:
Lancashire Union Railway
Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Liverpool and Manchester Railway

Golborne South railway station was one of two stations serving the town of Golborne, to the south of Wigan.