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	Notes
Oldham Werneth to Oldham Mumps (G)	01.07.1847
Oldham Mumps to Rochdale Est. Junction	12.08.1863 (G)
Oldham Mumps to Rochdale Est. Junction	02.11.1863 (P)
Thorpes Bridge Junction to Oldham Werneth	17.05.1880

	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 60 m.p.h.
1		–	↓	Thorpes Bridge Junction	–
				# Dean Lane Station			o. 17.05.1880 c. 03.10.2009
				# Failsworth Station			o. 26.04.1981 c. 03.10.2009
2		↑	↓	# Hollinwood Station	2m 686yds	DRS 52* URS 38* URS 42*	* One siding (Up side) o. 17.05.1880 c. 03.10.2009
3		↑	↓	# Oldham (Werneth) Station	1m 1154yds		o. 31.03.1942 c. 03.10.2009
				# Oldham (Central) Station			o. 01.11.1847 c. 18.04.1966
4		↑	↓↓	Oldham (Mumps) No.1	0m 1671yds
5		↑↑	↓↓	# Oldham (Mumps) No.2	0m 257yds		o. 01.11.1847 c. 03.10.2009
6		↑↑	↓	Oldham (Mumps) No.3	0m 369yds
7		↑	↓↓	Hartford Sidings	0m 786yds
				#Derker Station			o. 30.08.1985 c. 03.10.2009
8		↑	↓	# Royton Junction	0m 635yds		o. 01.07.1864 c. 03.10.2009
9		↑	↓	Royton Junction Sidings	0m 457yds
10		↑	↓	# Shaw Station	1m 730yds	URS 33	o. 2.11.1861 c. 03.10.2009
11		↑	↓	# New Hey Station	1m 1343yds		o. 00.00.1863 c. 03.10.2009
12		↑	↓	# Milnrow Station	0m 1439yds	URS 23* DRS 21*	* One siding (Down side)
13		↑	–	Rochdale East Junction	1m 904yds

Newton Heath, Thorpes Bridge Junction to Rochdale East Junction (via Oldham)