Rumworth and Daubhill
General information
Location	Bolton, Greater Manchester,Bolton England
Coordinates	53°33′43″N2°27′14″W / 53.5619°N 2.4540°W /53.5619; -2.4540
Grid reference	SD700073
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	LNWR
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 February 1885	Station opened as "Daubhill"
28 April 1885	Renamed "Rumworth and Daubhill"
3 March 1952	Closed to passengers
29 March 1965	Closed completely
Location

v t e LNWR lines to Bolton
Legend
Bolton Deansgate Goods Bolton Crook Street Goods Bolton Great Moor Street Original alignment shown in grey Daubhill ( original and incline ) Rumworth and Daubhill Plodder Lane Shed Plodder Lane Chequerbent Chequerbent ( original and incline ) Little Hulton Manchester–Southport line (LYR) toWigan Wallgate Walkden High Level Atherton Bag Lane Walkden Low Level Hindley Green Howe Bridge Manchester & Wigan Rly toWigan North Western Plank Lane Tyldesley Loopline Atherleigh Tyldesley Westleigh Ellenbrook Leigh Bolton and Leigh Railway Kenyon & Leigh Junction Rly Worsley Leeds & Liverpool Canal Bridgewater Canal Monton Green Pennington junctions toBury Pennington East Lancashire Road Eccles Liverpool–Manchester lines Kenyon Junction Bridgewater Canal Liverpool–Manchester lines Some stations omitted in dotted sections

Rumworth and Daubhill railway station was in the Daubhill area of south-westBolton,Greater Manchester, on a deviation of the originalBolton Great Moor St toKenyon Junction line. The station replaced an earlier station on the original line of the railway that had been served by a stationary engine. It was open from 1885 until 1952 for passengers and 1965 for freight.

TheBolton and Leigh Railway (B&LR) opened for goods traffic in 1828, followed by passenger services in 1831.^[1] The original railway included two inclines worked by stationary engines, one of which was situated at Daubhill, south ofBolton Great Moor Street railway station (originally just called Bolton) with the line climbing up out of Bolton.^[2][3] The stationary engines played a prominent role on the line for at least 15 years and it is believed they remained in operation until about 1846.^[4] Cable haulage was discontinued once locomotive performance had improved sufficiently.^[5]

The incline at Daubhill was superseded by a deviation built by theLondon and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1885, the LNWR was by then the owner and operator of the line.^[6] The deviation also enabled the LNWR to increase capacity by doubling the line.^[7] A new Daubhill railway station was built on the deviation to replace the originalDaubhill station at the top of the incline. The station opened on 2 February 1885^[8] and was renamed Rumworth and Daubhill railway station on the 28 April 1885.^[9]

The deviation ran in a cutting and the station was built with two platforms on the outsides of the tracks with the station building above reached by steps either side.^[10] The station was located at the intersection of St Helens Road and Dean Church Road, the railway ran diagonally underneath this intersection.^[11] A station had a small goods yard.^[12] Holland says this was leased for many years to the Hulton Colliery Company.^[13]

Rumworth and Daubhill closed to passengers on 3 March 1952,^[9] although local services continued to pass through until all regular passenger services fromBolton Great Moor St were withdrawn on 27 March 1954.^[14] After closure the station was demolished and the cutting in which the station was located has been infilled leaving no trace of the station or railways existence.^{[citation needed]}

• The stationDisused Stations UK
• The station on an 1889–91 series OS map viaNational Library of Scotland
• The station on an 1892 series OS map overlay viaNational Library of Scotland
• The station and line viaRail Map Online
• The station and line viarailwaycodes

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• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1885
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• Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton

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