Pennington railway station

Pennington
General information
LocationPennington, Wigan
England
Coordinates53°28′58″N 2°32′05″W / 53.4829°N 2.5346°W / 53.4829; -2.5346
Grid referenceSJ646985
Platforms2[1][2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyKenyon and Leigh Junction Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
11 June 1831Station opened as Bradshaw Leach
1 February 1877Renamed Pennington
29 March 1954Station closed

Pennington railway station served Pennington, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England on the Bolton and Leigh Railway. It was situated within the historic county of Lancashire.

The station opened as Bradshaw Leach on the Kenyon and Leigh Junction Railway in 1831 and was renamed Pennington in 1877. It closed in 1954. The line serving Leigh closed in 1969.

  1. ^ James 2004, p. 10.
  2. ^ Suggitt 2004, p. 72.