Kenyon Junction railway station
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Kenyon Junction was a railway station at Kenyon near Culcheth in Warrington, England. The station was built at the junction of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and the Kenyon and Leigh Junction Railway.[4][5] It was situated in the historic county of Lancashire. The station opened in 1830 as Bolton Junction and closed to passengers on 2 January 1961 before closing completely on 1 August 1963.[6] The junction fell out of use when the line serving Leigh was closed in 1969.[7]
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Kenyon Junction | |
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General information | |
Location | Culcheth, Warrington England |
Coordinates | 53.4637°N 2.5387°W / 53.4637; -2.5387 |
Grid reference | SJ642964 |
Platforms | 4[1][2] |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Liverpool and Manchester Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
15 September 1830 (1830-09-15) | Opened as Bolton Junction |
June 1843 | Renamed Kenyon Junction |
2 January 1961 | Station closed to passengers[3] |
1 August 1963 | Station closed completely[3] |
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