Standish railway station

For the closed station in Michigan, see Standish station.

Standish railway station is a closed railway station in Standish, England, situated where the line bridged Rectory Lane (the B5239).

Standish
General information
Location	Standish, Wigan England
Coordinates	53°35′20″N 2°38′34″W
Grid reference	SD576103
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	North Union Railway London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
31 October 1838	Station opened as "Standish Lane"
by 1844	Station renamed "Standish"
23 May 1949	Station closed[1]

Lines around Wigan in 1907

Standish was in the historic county of Lancashire.

History

The station was opened by the North Union Railway in 1838 as "Standish Lane". It was renamed as plain "Standish" by 1844. The North Union later became part of the London and North Western Railway.

The station joined the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping in 1923 and passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

The station closed in May 1949.^[1]

Services

In 1922 eight "Down" (northbound) services called at Standish on Mondays to Saturdays. Most were local services, with a Saturdays Only "Parliamentary", calling at most stations in a five and a half hour journey from Crewe to Carlisle. No trains called on Sundays. The "Up" service was similar.^[2]

References

1. Butt 1995, p. 218.
2. Bradshaw 1985, pp. 412–5

Sources

• Bradshaw, George (1985) [July 1922]. Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland: A reprint of the July 1922 issue. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8708-5. OCLC 12500436.
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links

• The station on a 1948 OS map npe maps
• The station on early OS maps with overlays National Library of Scotland
• The station as Standish Junction on multiple overlain maps Rail Map Online
• Line and mileages Railwaycodes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Boar's Head		West Coast Main Line North Union Railway		Coppull