The station building was located to the south of the running line adjacent to Chapel Lane, no other details are known.[3] The station was only known as Wigan and Chapel Lane was added in an explanatory way as to the location of the Railway's office.[4]
The station was short-lived as the line was extended northwards to Preston in 1838 necessitated taking it over Wallgate, the turnpike to Warrington, which required the building of substantial embankments, a new station, Wigan North Western was constructed to the south of this new bridge over Wallgate.[5][6]
Goods station
After closure in 1838 the station site became Wigan goods station.[6] The goods station and yard gradually expanded until there were three sheds, it was able to accommodate most types of goods including live stock, and was equipped with a ten-ton crane.[7][8][9] Sometime between 1938 and 1956 the yard lost its capacity to deal with livestock and its crane was downgraded to one of four tons.[10][11]
The goods yard was still in use in 1957 but by 2008 the goods sheds had been demolished and the goods yard site was occupied by a retail warehouse and car park.[3][8]
References
Notes
^Railways in the United Kingdom are, for historical reasons, measured in miles and chains. A chain is 22 yards (20 m) long, there are 80 chains to the mile.
Sweeney, Dennis (2008). The Wigan Branch Railway. Triangle Publishing. ISBN978-0-9550030-35.
The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. ISBN0-7153-5120-6.
The Railway Clearing House (1938). Official Hand-book of Railway Stations 1938. London: The Railway Clearing House.
The Railway Clearing House (1956). The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1956. London: British Transport Commission (Railway Clearing House).