Chequerbent railway station (1831)

Chequerbent
Location
Place	Chequerbent, Westhoughton
Area	Bolton
Coordinates	53°32′54″N 2°29′45″W / 53.5483°N 2.4957°WCoordinates: 53°32′54″N 2°29′45″W / 53.5483°N 2.4957°W
Grid reference	SD672058
Operations
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
History
11 June 1831	Station opened
2 February 1885	Station closed
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Chequerbent railway station was a railway station in Westhoughton to the south-west of Bolton, Greater Manchester, on the line between Bolton and Leigh. It was open from 1831 until its replacement in 1885 by a later station.

History

The line of the former Bolton and Leigh Railway (B&LR) opened for goods traffic in 1828, followed by passenger services in 1831 commencing with an excursion from Bolton to Newton for the Aintree races. The first station at Chequerbent opened on 11 June 1831.^[1] The route included a number of steep inclines which were worked using ropes hauled by stationary engines, as opposed to locomotives on the flatter sections of the line.^[2] To avoid these inclines, and allow steam locomotives to haul trains for the entire journey, the London and North Western Railway (LNWR), successor to the B&LR, built deviations over easier gradients. This required the resiting of several stations, including Chequerbent. The station thus closed on 2 February 1885 and was replaced by a new station only a short distance away on the same day.^[1]

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 59. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 62. CN 8983.

External links

• Site of Chequerbent Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map
• Chequerbent Station at Disused Stations Site Record

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Atherton Bag Lane Line and station closed		London and North Western Railway Bolton and Leigh line		Rumworth and Daubhill Line and station closed