CRL - Community Rail Lancashire

Stations

Station
Appley Bridge

Appley Bridge Station is a small station located within the Borough of Wigan. Once a busy thriving industrial village local employment included quarries, clay pits, paint and linoleum manufacture. The village contains several convenience shops, two churches, several pubs and a post office. It is said that the name Appley Bridge came from a large apple tree which was situated next to the bridge which was used to gain access to the village from the South over the River Douglas.

The railway station opened in 1855 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and did have a thriving goods yard in particular stone from local quarries. The village’s moment in the spotlight came on 15th October 1914 when a meteorite fell out of the sky landing in a farmer’s field adjacent to the village. Plugged 18 inches into the ground the meteorite weighed almost 33lbs and was displayed in a local shop window.

Address

Appley Bridge Station
Appley Road North
Appley Bridge
Merseyside
WN6 9AE

Grid Reference

SD 524093 – for a map visit www.streetmap.co.uk and enter the grid reference.

Operator

Northern (DOHL)

Facilities

+  Unstaffed station
+  Ticket Vending Machine
+  Two trains per hour to Southport, Bolton & Manchester
+  Waiting shelters
+  Additional seating on platforms
+  Car park (20 spaces)
+  Secure cycle storage

Other Information

+  Buses are available in the village – click here for bus timetables
+  Rail User Group – Ormskirk, Preston & Southport Travellers Association
+  Friends of Station – visit communityraillancashire.co.uk/station-adoption/ for more details

Location

Latest News

Yorkshire Dales Explorer 17 May 2025

This week sees the start of the YDE Guided Walks programme and the DalesBus service 80 operates from Ribblehead throughout the season. Posted 13.05.25

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WoLCRP Annual General Meeting 2025

A well attended live meeting in Southport confirmed the re-election of the existing officers. Posted 12.05.25

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Squires Gate Quarterly Update April 25

The Friends of Squires Gate station look after the public platform and also the disused platform under licence from Network Rail. Posted 29.04.25

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