Astley | |
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 Astley signalbox and level crossing | |
| General information | |
| Location | Astley, Wigan England |
| Coordinates | 53°28′14″N 2°27′01″W / 53.4706°N 2.4502°W |
| 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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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]
- ^ Fields, Gilbert & Knight 1980, Photo 56
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 20.
- ^ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 45
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