Darcy Lever railway station

Darcy Lever railway station served the Darcy Lever area of eastern Bolton between 1848 and 1951.

History

The station opened on 20 November 1848. It was on the Bury– section of the Liverpool & Bury Railway, which opened on the same day.
To the east of the station, the valley of the River Tonge is crossed by Darcy Lever viaduct, which is high. It has eight spans supported by stone piers: two spans are long, and six are long. Each consists of six lattice girders: two, which also form the parapets, flanking four which are deep. This viaduct, together with a shorter one of similar construction on the same line was claimed by the Bolton Chronicle to be "the first of their kind in England".
The station closed on 29 October 1951.