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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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[Salford] Windsor Bridge No. 3 to Bolton (T. St.) | 29.05.1838 | Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal Navigation and Railway | |
[Wigan] Euxton Junction to Preston | 31.10.1838 | North Union Railway | |
Kearsley Colliery Branch | 30.04.1840 | ||
Preston to Fleetwood | 15.07.1840 | Preston & Wyre Railway | |
Bolton (T. St.) to Rawlinson Bridge | 04.02.1841 | ||
Rawlinson Bridge to Chorley | 22.12.1841 | ||
Chorley to Euxton Junction | 22.06.1843 | ||
Burn Naze to Fleetwood Deviation | 13.06.1851 | ||
Extn. to Fleetwood New Station | 15.07.1883 | L&Y and L&NW | |
Wyre Dock to Fleetwood | 18.04.1966 (A) | ||
Poulton No. 3 to Wyre Dock | 01.06.1970 (P) |
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 60 m.p.h. Windsor Bridge No.3
to Bolton (T. Street) Maximum permissible speed 75 m.p.h. Bolton (T. Street) to Fleetwood |
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– | ↓ | # Windsor Bridge No.3 | – | ||
# Pendleton (1st) | |||||||
2 | ↑ | ↓ | Brindle Heath Sidings | 1m 228yds | |||
3 |
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↑ | ↓ | Agecroft Junction | 0m 821yds | ||
# Agecroft Station | c. 00.01.1861(t) | ||||||
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↑ | ↓ | # Clifton Junction Station (Map) | 1m 409yds | ||
5 | ↑↑ | ↓ | Pepper Hill | 0m 670yds | DGL 129 | ||
# Dixon Fold Station | c. 18.5.1931 | ||||||
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↑ | ↓ | # Kearsley Junction (Map) | 2m 725yds | ||
# Farnworth Station (Map) | |||||||
7 | ↑ | ↓↓ | # Moses Gate Station (Map) | 1m 1711yds | |||
8 |
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↑↑ | ↓↓↓ | Burnden Junction | 0m 1296yds | ||
9 |
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↑↑ | ↓↓↓↓ | Bolton (T. St.) East Junction | 0m 488yds | ||
10 | ↑↑↑ | ↓↓↓↓ | # Bolton (T. St.) Down (Signals down additional passenger lines Nos. 1 & 2 and down goods line only) (Map) | 0m 351yds | Bolton Trinity Street Station | ||
11 |
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↑↑↑ | ↓↓ | Bolton (T. St.) West | 0m 294yds | ||
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Bolton (T. St) West 2 | ||||||
12 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Bullfield East | 0m 793yds | |||
13 | ↑↑↑ | ↓↓ | Bullfield West | 0m 666yds | |||
14 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Deane Clough | 0m 898yds | |||
# Chew Moor | |||||||
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↑↑ | ↓ | # Lostock Junction Station (Map) | 1m 693yds | DRS 59 | c. 07.11.1966 ro. 16.05.19883 |
# Lostock Lane Station | c. 01.06.1879 | ||||||
# Horwich Parkway Station | o. 02.07.1999 | ||||||
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↑ | ↓ | Horwich Fork Junction | 3m 384yds | ||
17 |
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↑ | ↓ | # Blackrod Junction (Map) | 0m 1111yds | ||
18 | ↑ | ↓ | Grindford Bar | 1m 610yds | |||
19 | ↑ | ↓ | # Adlington Station (Map) | 0m 777yds | |||
20 |
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↑ | ↓ | Adlington Junction | 0m 715yds | DRS 54 | |
# Rawlinson Bridge | |||||||
21 | ↑ | ↓ | # Chorley No.1 (Map) | 2m 370yds | Chorley Station | ||
22 |
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↑ | ↓ | Chorley No.4 | 0m 1026yds | ||
23 | ↑ | ↓ | Rylands Sdg. | 0m 487yds | |||
24 | ↑ | ↓↓↓ | Euxton No.1 | 1m 1250yds | DPL 76 | ||
25 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Euxton No.2 | 0m 730yds | c. 02.04.1917 | ||
# Euxton Station | c. 02.04.1917 | ||||||
26 |
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↑ | ↓↓ | Euxton Junction1 | 0m 1102yds | URS 73* DRS 96* |
* One Siding (Down side) |
27 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Euxton Coal Sidings | 0m 898yds | |||
28 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | # Leyland Station (Map) | 0m 167yds | |||
29 |
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↑↑ | ↓↓ | Farington Junction | 0m 1626yds | ||
# Farrington Station (Map) | |||||||
30 |
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↑↑ | ↓↓ | Farington Curve Junction | 1m 112yds | ||
31 | ↑↑ | ↓↓↓ | Skew Bridge | 0m 763yds | |||
32 |
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↑↑↑ | ↓↓↓ | Ribble Sdgs. | 0m 899yds* | * 485yds to No. 1 | |
33 | ↑↑↑ | ↓↓↓↓ | Preston No.1 | 0m 751yds | |||
34 | ↑↑↑↑ | ↓↓↓↓ | Preston No.3 (Signals Up Main and No. 7 platform lines only) | 0m 279yds | |||
35 | ↑↑↑↑ | ↓↓↓↓↓ | # Preston No.2A (Signals up and down slow, up and down through and No.3 "Up and down" platform line only) (Map) | 0m 300yds* | * From No. 1 | ||
36 | ↑↑↑↑ | ↓↓↓↕↓ | Preston No.2 (Does not signal up main line) | 0m 325yds* | * From No. 1 | ||
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↑↑↑↑ | ↓↓↓ | Preston No.4 | 0m 378yds* | * 427yds from No. 3. 396yds from No. 2A | |
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↑↑↑ | ↓↓ | Preston No.5 | 0m 389yds | ||
39 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Maudland Viaduct1 | 0m 844yds | |||
40 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Ashton | 0m 1693yds | |||
41 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | # Lea Road (Map) | 1m 175yds | c. 2.5.1938 | ||
42 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Constable Lane | 0m 1259yds | |||
43 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | # Salwick No.1 (Signals slow lines only) (Map) | 0m 1536yds | |||
44 | ↑↕↑ | ↓↓ | Salwick No.2 | 0m 875yds | |||
45 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Spen Lane | 0m 1517yds | |||
46 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Treales | 1m 70yds | |||
47 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Kirkham and Wesham South Junction | 0m 946yds | |||
48 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | # Kirkham and Wesham Station (Map) | 0m 674yds | UPL 29 | ||
49 |
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↑↑ | ↓ | Kirkham and Wesham North Junction | 0m 870yds | ||
50 | ↑ | ↓ | Bradkirk | 0m 1457yds | |||
51 | ↑ | ↓ | # Weeton | 0m 1636yds | |||
52 | ↑ | ↓ | Singleton Bank | 0m 1694yds | |||
53 | ↑ | ↓ | # Singleton (Map) | 1m 575yds | c. 2.5.1932 | ||
54 | ↑ | ↓↓ | Poulton-le-Fylde No.1 | 1m 1065yds | |||
# Poulton-le-Fylde (1st) | |||||||
55 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | # Poulton-le-Fylde No.2 (Does not signal the fast lines) (Map) | 0m 460yds | |||
56 |
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↑↑↑ | ↓ | Poulton-le-Fylde No.3 | 0m 502yds | ||
57 |
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↑ | ↓ | Poulton-le-Fylde No.5 | 0m 546yds | ||
58 | ↑ | ↓ | # Thornton Cleveleys Station (Map) | 1m 498yds | c. 1.6.1970 | ||
59 | ↑ | ↓ | Burn Naze South | 0m 1302yds | UGL 60 | ||
60 | ↑ | ↓ | # Burn Naze North (Map) | 0m 1568yds | UGL 60 | c. 1.6.1970 | |
61 | ↑ | ↓ | Wyre Power Station | 1m 302yds | |||
62 | ↑ | ↓ | Wyre Dock Junction | 0m 852yds | |||
63 | ↑ | ↓↓ | Fleetwood Wyre Dock Station (Map) | 0m 1075yds | c. 1.6.1970 | ||
64 | — | ↑↑ | – | Fleetwood Station (1st) (Map) | 0m 820yds | c. 18.4.1966 |
1. The section of line between Euxton Junction and Maudland
Viaduct is duplicated in the Western Lines North Sectional Appendix.
2. Bolton West Junction was an early power signal box and controlled a
triangular junction.
3. When the station reopened platforms were not provided on the Westhaughton
branch.
When first opened, trains between Salford and Bolton ran on the right hand track.
The nearby L&NW station at Great Moor Street station was replaced by a new 4 platform station on 28.09.1874. This new station was on a higher level than the original station. Prior to this date there appears to have been a physical connection with the Lancashire and Yorkshire line near Trinity Street station. Some sources deny that such a connection existed, but it is clearly shown on early OS maps. Although the running of actual trains between the two routes would have been impossible, wagons could have been exchanged via a siding and a small turntable.
Poulton and Wyre Railway
Society Working towards their goal of reopening the line from Poulton to
Fleetwood.
Blackrod Station Very informative
site detailing the history and workings of this once busy junction.