Howe Bridge railway station

Howe Bridge railway station, originally Chowbent station, is a former railway station in Atherton, Greater Manchester. It was situated within the historic county of Lancashire.

Howe Bridge
General information
LocationHowe Bridge, Atherton, Wigan
England
Coordinates53.5182°N 2.5052°W / 53.5182; -2.5052
Grid referenceSD665025
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 September 1864Station opened as Chowbent
1901Renamed Howe Bridge
20 July 1959Station closed

History

The station at Howe Bridge, in common with other stations on the Manchester to Wigan Line, was opened by the London and North Western Railway on 1 September 1864.[1] At a junction to the west of Tyldesley railway station, the line to Wigan North Western railway station headed north west via Chowbent, Hindley and Platt Bridge to Springs Branch near Wigan. The timber built Chowbent Station was situated on an embankment accessed by steps and was renamed Howe Bridge in 1901.[2] The station joined the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping in 1923. It passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It closed on 20 July 1959.[2]

Coal deposits were the chief motivation for building a railway in the area and the railway's supporters included many local colliery owners and industrialists.[3] A connection to Fletcher, Burrows and Company's Chanters Colliery was provided by the LNWR to the east of the station. Colliery locomotives would sometimes work through the station.[4]

References

Citations
  1. Sweeney 1996, p. 72
  2. Sweeney 1996, p. 99.
  3. Sweeney 1996, p. 71.
  4. Townley et al. 1995, p. 278.

Bibliography
  • Sweeney, D. J. (1996), A Lancashire Triangle Part One, Triangle Publishing, ISBN 0-9529333-0-6
  • Townley, C H A; Appleton, C A; Smith, F D; Peden, J A (1995), The Industrial Railways of Bolton, Bury and the Manchester Coalfield, Part 2, The Manchester Coalfield, Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing, ISBN 1-870754-32-8
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Hindley Green   LNWR   Tyldesley
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