| Junctions and other features | Running Lines | Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions | Distance from Signal Box above | Loops and Refuge Sidings | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up | Down | ||||||
| Maximum permissible speed 45 m.p.h. | |||||||
| 1 |
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– | ↓ | Lowton St. Mary’s Junction | – | ||
| 2 | ↑ | ↓ | Edge Green and Golborne Colliery Sidings | 2m 457yds | |||
| 3 | ↑ | ↓ | Haydock Park Racecourse | 0m 1402yds | |||
| 4 | ↑ | ↕ | Ashton-in-Makerfield | 0m 1261yds | |||
| 5 | — | ↕ | St. Helens Central | 4m 648yds | |||