Central Lines

Stations are indicated by an ‘#’ symbol prior to the place name. Signal boxes are indicated by numbers in the left hand column. Location names are as shown in the 1960 Sectional Appendix and may be different from the station name.

Section of Line	Opened	Closed
Leigh to Bolton	01.08.1828 (Fri) (G)
Kenyon Junction to Leigh	01.01.1831 (Sat) (G)
Kenyon Junction to Bolton	13.06.1831 (P)
Chequerbent & Daubhill Inclines		02.02.1885 (A)
Chequerbent & Daubhill Deviations	02.02.1885 (A)
Deansgate Good Branch		25.02.1930 (Tue) (G)
Kenyon Junction to Bolton		29.03.1954 (P)
Remaining section of Daubhill Incline		11.05.1964 (G)
Hulton’s Sidings to Bolton		16.10.1967 (G)
[Howe Bridge Est & West Jn’s] Pennington Junction to Hulton’s Sidings		06.01.1969 (G)
[Eccles Junction] Pennington Jn to Kenyon Junction No.1		03.05.1969 (A)

	Junctions and other features	Running Lines		Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions	Distance from Signal Box above	Loops and Refuge Sidings	Notes
	Junctions and other features	Up	Down	Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions	Distance from Signal Box above	Loops and Refuge Sidings	Notes
Maximum permissible speed 45 m.p.h.
1		–	↓	Fletcher St. Junction	–
2		↑	↓	# Rumworth & Daubhill 2nd¹ (Map)	1m 588yds		c. 3.3.1952
3		↑	↓	Hulton’s Sidings	1m 149yds
4		↑	↓	# Chequerbent 2nd¹ (Map)	0m 992yds		c. 3.3.1952
5		↑	↓	# Atherton Bag Lane Station (Map)	1m 112yds		c. 29.3.1954
6		↑	↓	Atherton Bag Lane Junction	0m 960yds
7		↑	↓	Fletcher’s Siding	0m 1223yds
				# Atherleigh Station (Map)			c. 29.3.1954
8		↑	↓	West Leigh Branch	0m 1613yds
				# West Leigh Station (Map)			c. 29.3.1954
9		↑	↓	# Pennington South Junction (Map)	1m 497yds	URS 74*	* On Bickershaw Branch. Pennington Station c. 29.3.1954
10		↑	↓↓	Kenyon Junction No. 2	1m 515yds
11		↑↑	–	# Kenyon Junction No. 1	0m 556yds

Notes

1. The original route of this railway included two inclines. The 1st stations at Chequerbent and Daubhill were situated on these inclines and were closed on 2.2.1885, when the deviation routes opened.

Bolton, Fletcher Street Junction to Kenyon Junction No. 1

Notes