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Westleigh
General information
LocationLeigh, Wigan
England
Coordinates53°29′55″N 2°31′36″W / 53.4985°N 2.5268°W / 53.4985; -2.5268
Grid referenceSD651003
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBolton and Leigh Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
13 June 1831Station opened as "Leigh"
1 August 1876Renamed "West Leigh" or "Westleigh"
29 March 1954Station closed

Westleigh or West Leigh was a station in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England on the Bolton and Leigh Railway line. Westleigh was situated within the historic county of Lancashire. Its station opened in 1831 and closed in 1954.[1][2]

  1. ^ Butt 1995, pp. 141 & 246
  2. ^ Westleigh, disused-stations.org.uk, retrieved 23 November 2015

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