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Chorley No. 4 to Blackburn, Bolton Junction

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
[Farington Junction] Cherry Tree Junction to Bolton Junction	01.06.1846 (P)
[Farington Junction] Cherry Tree Junction to Bolton Junction	01.06.1847 (G)
Chorley No. 4 to Cherry Tree Junction	01.11.1869 (G)
Chorley No. 4 to Cherry Tree Junction	01.12.1869 (P)
Chorley No. 4 to Cherry Tree Junction		04.01.1960 (P)
Chorley No. 4 to Cherry Tree Junction		22.04.1968 (G)

	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 Chorley No. 4 to Cherry Tree 50 m.p.h. Maximum permissible speed Cherry Tree to Bolton Junction 75 m.p.h.
1		–	↓	Chorley No. 4	–
2		↑	↓	# Heapey Station (Map)	2m 185yds
3		↑	↓	Heapey Sidings	0m 637yds
4		↑	↓	# Brinscall Station (Map)	1m 993yds
5		↑	↓	# Withnell Station (Map)	0m 1410yds
6		↑	↓	Brick & Terra Cotta Coy’s Siding	0m 1092yds
		↑	↓	# Feniscowles Station (Map)	0m 1739yds
7		↑	↓	# Cherry Tree Junction	1m 292yds
8				# Mill Hill Station (Map)
9		↑	↓	Taylor Street	1m 399yds
10		↑	–	Bolton Junction	0m 733yds

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