Tyldesley railway station
| Tyldesley | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Tyldesley |
| Area | Wigan |
| Coordinates | 53°30′45″N 2°28′06″W / 53.5124°N 2.4684°WCoordinates: 53°30′45″N 2°28′06″W / 53.5124°N 2.4684°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 3 |
| History | |
| 1 September 1864 | Station opens |
| 5 May 1969 | Station closes |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Tyldesley railway station is a closed railway station in Greater Manchester. It was situated within the historic county of Lancashire.
Tyldesley station, in common with other stations on the Manchester to Wigan Line, was opened by the London and North Western Railway on 1 September 1864. At a junction to the west of Tyldesley station, the line to Wigan North Western railway station headed north west and the branch to Bedford Leigh, Pennington and Kenyon Junction headed south west. 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. The station closed on 5 May 1969.
Coal mining was the chief motivation for building a railway in the area and the railway's supporters included many local colliery owners and industrialists. Collieries linked to the railway include Astley and Tyldesley Collieries' St George's, Nook and Gin Pit Collieries in Tyldesley connected at Jackson's sidings to the west of the station and the Shakerley, Green's Tyldesley Coal Company and Ramsden's Shakerley Collieries had connections at sidings approximately one mile to the east of Tyldesley station.
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