Kearsley railway station
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Kearsley railway station serves the Greater Manchester
town of Kearsley
and the villages of Stoneclough
, Prestolee
and Ringley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
, in North West England
. It was originally named Stoneclough Station.
It lies on the Manchester-Preston Line, though only local services run by Northern Rail
stop here.
The station was staffed until the early 1990s, before the station building was arson attacked.
and southbound to Rochdale
via Manchester Victoria until early evening (the last departures are just after 18.45 each way). The only service which runs after this time is the 23:11 to Bolton and Wigan Wallgate.
There is no Sunday service.
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
town of Kearsley
Kearsley
Kearsley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically within Lancashire, it lies about 7½ miles northwest of Manchester,5.5 miles south-west of Bury, and about 3¾ miles south of Bolton.It is bounded on the west by Walkden, the east by...
and the villages of Stoneclough
Stoneclough
Stoneclough is a suburban area of Kearsley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It is located on the banks of the River Irwell to the southeast of Bolton....
, Prestolee
Prestolee
Prestolee is a small village within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell and is one of a cluster of villages between Bolton and Kearsley, which includes Stoneclough and Ringley....
and Ringley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Bolton, but covers a far larger area which includes Blackrod, Farnworth, Horwich, Kearsley and Westhoughton, and a suburban and rural element from the West Pennine...
, in North West England
North West England
North West England, informally known as The North West, is one of the nine official regions of England.North West England had a 2006 estimated population of 6,853,201 the third most populated region after London and the South East...
. It was originally named Stoneclough Station.
It lies on the Manchester-Preston Line, though only local services run by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
stop here.
The station was staffed until the early 1990s, before the station building was arson attacked.
Services
From Kearsley, there is an hourly service northbound to Wigan WallgateWigan Wallgate railway station
Wigan Wallgate railway station is one of two main railway stations serving the town of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. The station is on 2 lines, the Manchester-Southport Line and the Manchester-Kirkby Line. It is north west of Manchester Victoria...
and southbound to Rochdale
Rochdale railway station
Rochdale railway station serves the town of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. The Manchester and Leeds Railway opened a station serving the town in the 19th century...
via Manchester Victoria until early evening (the last departures are just after 18.45 each way). The only service which runs after this time is the 23:11 to Bolton and Wigan Wallgate.
There is no Sunday service.