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Astley railway station
Disused railway station in Astley, Wigan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Astley was a railway station on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway on Chat Moss to the south of Astley village in what was then the county of Lancashire, England.[3]
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Astley | |
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![]() Astley signalbox and level crossing | |
General information | |
Location | Astley, Wigan England |
Coordinates | 53.4706°N 2.4502°W / 53.4706; -2.4502 |
Grid reference | SJ704973 |
Platforms | 2[1] |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Liverpool and Manchester Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
about 1844 | Station opened |
7 May 1956 | Station closed[2] |
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