Lowton St Mary's railway station

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

Lowton St Mary's
General information
LocationLowton, Warrington
England
Coordinates53°28′24″N 2°33′20″W / 53.4733°N 2.5556°W / 53.4733; -2.5556
Grid referenceSJ633975
Platforms2[1][2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWigan Junction Railways
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 April 1884 (1884-04-01)Station opened
2 November 1964Station closed to passengers
1968Station closed completely[3]

Lowton St Mary's railway station served the scattered community of Lowton, then in Lancashire, now in Greater Manchester, England.[4][5] It was situated immediately south of the A572 bridge over the tracks.[6]

  1. ^ Fields, Gilbert & Knight 1980, Photo 124.
  2. ^ "The station". Wigan World.
  3. ^ "The station's history". Disused Stations.
  4. ^ Sweeney 2013, pp. 31–40.
  5. ^ Sweeney 2014, pp. 96–103.
  6. ^ "The station on a 1948 OS Map". npe maps.