Red Rock railway station explained

Red Rock
Status:Disused
Borough:Red Rock, Standish, Wigan
Country:England
Coordinates:53.5847°N -2.6296°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Joint Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway/Lancashire Union Railway
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:1 December 1869
Events:Opened
Years2:26 September 1949[1]
Events2:Closed to passengers
Years3:2 September 1957
Events3:Closed to freight traffic

Red Rock railway station stood in Red Rock, a hamlet between Standish and Haigh,[2] originally in Lancashire now within Greater Manchester, England. The railway station was on the Lancashire Union Railway line that ran from Blackburn via Chorley to Wigan before eventually joining the St Helens Railway.

The former down waiting room at the station was owned and used by the residents of Haigh Hall from the station's inception until the 1940s. The station buildings and goods yard now form part of a private residence.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Quick, M. E.. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 359. 931112387.
  2. Web site: Red Rock. ordnance survey. getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/. 20 January 2020.