Wigan Branch Railway

Wigan Branch Railway
Overview
Locale	Lancashire
Dates of operation	29 May 1830–22 May 1834
Successors	North Union Railway; ; London and North Western Railway; London, Midland and Scottish Railway; London Midland Region of British Railways;
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Wigan Branch Railway was a short-lived early British railway company, formed in 1830 and operating from 1832 to 1834 in Lancashire. It was constructed to link Wigan and the surrounding coalfield to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR). It was involved in the first parliamentary approved amalgamation of railways to become part of the North Union Railway. Most of the line eventually became part of the West Coast Main Line (WCML).