The Tyldesley Loopline closed in 1969 as a result of the Beeching Axe.

[2] Worsley Station opened on 1 September 1864 at the same time as other stations on the Manchester and Wigan Railway line.

Local colliery owners including the Earl of Ellesmere were among its supporters.

It had a glass canopy and the platforms were 100 yards in length.

[3] The former track bed is now part of a footpath and the station platforms still survive.