Euxton railway station (London and North Western Railway)

Euxton was an early railway station serving Euxton in Chorley, Lancashire, England.

Euxton
General information
LocationEuxton, Chorley, Lancashire
England
Coordinates53°40′04″N 2°40′25″W / 53.6678°N 2.6736°W / 53.6678; -2.6736
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Union Railway
Pre-groupingLondon North Western Railway
Key dates
31 October 1838 (1838-10-31)Opened
2 September 1895Closed
Location
Euxton is located in the Borough of Chorley
Euxton
Euxton
Euxton is located in Lancashire
Euxton
Euxton
Location in Lancashire, England
North Union Railway
1834 – 1889
Maxwell House
(
closed
1844
)
Preston
Preston
Butler Street
(ELR)
Victoria Quay goods
Preston
Fishergate Hill
(WLR)
Farrington
(renamed Farington)
Golden Hill
(renamed Leyland)
Euxton junction
Euxton (NUR)
Euxton (B&PR)
Coppull
Chorley
Rawlinson Bridge
Standish Lane
(renamed Standish)
Adlington
White Bear
Blackrod
Red Rock
Boar's Head
Lostock Junction
Bolton Trinity Street
Wigan
Wigan Goods
Springs branch
Ince Moss Junction
Bamfurlong
Golborne
LNWR Winwick cut-off
(opened 1864)
Preston Junction
(renamed Lowton)
Parkside
(second)
Parkside
(original)
North Union Railway
and predecessor:
Other lines
(not all shown):
Great Central Railway
predecessors:
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
and predecessors:
Manchester and Leeds Railway
predecessors:
London and North Western Railway
and predecessors:

The station was opened on 31 October 1838 when the North Union Railway opened its line from Wigan to Preston.[1]

The station was located to the north of Euxton where Know Lane crossed the railway, between Know House and the Bay Tree Inn. The station comprised a single platform with a station house to the east side of the railway.[2] By 1894 there were two buildings on the east side of the line, platforms on both sides of the railway with some smaller structures on the north-bound platform. There did not appear to be any goods facilities.[3][4]

The station closed on 2 September 1895.[1] The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) replaced Euxton with a new station, Balshaw Lane and Euxton, opening on the same day located 34 mile (1.2 km) south of the original Euxton station. The NUR was absorbed by two larger companies in 1889, the section from Parkside to Euxton became part of the L&NWR.[1][5]

The line remains open between Preston and Wigan, however nothing remains of the station.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Coppull   North Union Railway   Leyland

References

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  1. ^ a b c Quick 2022, p. 185.
  2. ^ Lancashire Sheet LXXVII (Map). Six-inch. Ordnance Survey. 1849.
  3. ^ Lancashire LXXVII.2 (Map). 25 inch. Ordnance Survey. 1894.
  4. ^ Oliver & Airey 1894, p. 113.
  5. ^ Grant 2017, p. 418.

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