sentences:  From the following year, the line was owned jointly by the L&YR and the London and North Western Railway (LNWR).In 1885, Maudland Bridge Station was closed and passenger trains ran on to the adjacent LNWR main line to Preston Station, allowing connections to other railway lines for the first time.In June 1889, a private branch line was opened northwards from to Whittingham Asylum two miles (3 km) away.