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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 | Notes |
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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 | ||
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Maximum permissible speed 45 m.p.h. | |||||||
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– | ↓ | 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 |
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↑ | ↓ | 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 | ||||||
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↑ | ↓ | # Pennington South Junction (Map) | 1m 497yds | URS 74* | * On Bickershaw Branch. Pennington Station c. 29.3.1954 |
10 |
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↑ | ↓↓ | Kenyon Junction No. 2 | 1m 515yds | ||
11 |
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↑↑ | – | # Kenyon Junction No. 1 | 0m 556yds |
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.