page_title: Plank Lane railway station
hierarchical_section_title: Plank Lane railway station
caption_attribution_description: Railway Junctions in Boar's Head, Haigh, Hindley, Pemberton, Plank Lane, Strangeways &amp; Wigan pre grouping
context_page_description: Plank Lane railway station served the hamlet of Crankwood and the Plank Lane area of Leigh, England. Like many railways, the line passed between rather than through communities, with branches off to serve the key driver - goods, and in this area - coal.
context_section_description: Plank Lane railway station served the hamlet of Crankwood and the Plank Lane area of Leigh, England. Like many railways, the line passed between rather than through communities, with branches off to serve the key driver - goods, and in this area - coal.
caption: Map showing the location of Plank Lane station in the early 1900s
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