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Astley
(1845 - 1958)


Astley was an intermediate station on the L&M railway opening in 1845 and closing on July 7 1958

The station was located on the west side of a level crossing on the famous Chat Moss which had been crossed by Stephenson in 1830 by floating the line on a bed of branches and vegetation on which an embankment was constructed

it had been developed into a two platform station with wooden booking and waiting buildings on the Manchester platform

When the station closed in July 1958 the station buildings were demolished but a number of railway houses adjacent to the level crossing are still in existence










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