This line was opened in 1838 and ran from Wigan to Preston. It now forms part of the West Coast Mainline.
It merged with the Wigan Branch Railway to form the North Union Railway.
/ /1838 | Wigan Branch Railway Preston and Wigan Railway North Union Railway Wigan Branch Railway and Preston and Wigan Railway merge to form the North Union Railway. |
These locations are along the line.
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More detailsThis short lived station was the proposed terminus of the Bolton and Preston Railway in Preston, when proposed it was to be reached from the south perhaps using the former route of the Preston to Walton Tramroad (Lancaster Canal) which had a number of sidings in the area around the canal basin as far as Dock Street to the west.
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This is an end on junction north of Preston station where the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway met the North Union Railway.
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