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Bickershaw and Abram railway station information


Bickershaw and Abram
General information
LocationBickershaw, Wigan
England
Coordinates53°30′54″N 2°34′41″W / 53.5149°N 2.5781°W / 53.5149; -2.5781
Grid referenceSD618022
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWigan Junction Railways
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 April 1884Station opened[1]
2 November 1964Station closed[2][3]
Map showing the location of Bickershaw and Abram station in the early 1900s

Bickershaw and Abram railway station served the communities of Bickershaw and Abram southeast of Wigan, England.[4]

  1. ^ Dow 1962, p. 194.
  2. ^ "Bickershaw & Abram". Disused Stations UK.
  3. ^ James 2004, p. 47.
  4. ^ Sweeney 2013, pp. 62–72.

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