Kenyon Junction railway station

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. 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. The junction fell out of use when the line serving Leigh was closed in 1969.

Kenyon Junction
General information
LocationCulcheth, Warrington
England
Coordinates53.4637°N 2.5387°W / 53.4637; -2.5387
Grid referenceSJ642964
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLiverpool and Manchester Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
15 September 1830 (1830-09-15)Opened as Bolton Junction
June 1843Renamed Kenyon Junction
2 January 1961Station closed to passengers
1 August 1963Station closed completely
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