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Plank Lane railway station

Former railway station in England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Plank Lane railway station served the hamlet of Crankwood and the Plank Lane area of Leigh, England. Like many railways, the line passed between rather than through communities, with branches off to serve the key driver - goods, and in this area - coal.

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Map showing the location of Plank Lane station in the early 1900s
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Location and nearby stations

The station was the only one on the Plank Lane Branch, which ran from junctions with the Eccles, Tyldesley and Wigan line south to Pennington.[3][4] It was situated immediately north of the bridge over Crankwood Lane,[5] which in 2015 was still a minor road.[6] Throughout this station's short life the GCR operated West Leigh and Bedford station a short distance to the west on the same country lane but on a different line.

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Opening and closure

The station opened in 1903 and closed in 1915, never to reopen. The line survived until well after WW2 but has since been lifted and in many places obliterated.

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