Darcy Lever railway station
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Darcy Lever railway station served the Darcy Lever
area of eastern Bolton
between 1848 and 1951.
To the east of the station, the valley of the River Tonge
is crossed by Darcy Lever viaduct, which is 86 feet (26.2 m) high. It has eight spans supported by stone piers: two spans are 54 ft (16.5 m) long, and six are 84 ft (25.6 m) long. Each consists of six lattice girders: two 14 feet (4.3 m), which also form the parapets, flanking four which are 10 feet (3 m) deep. This viaduct, together with a shorter one of similar construction on the same line (over the River Croal
at Burnden
) was claimed by the Bolton Chronicle (18 November 1848) to be "the first of their kind in England".
The station closed on 29 October 1951.
Darcy Lever
Darcy Lever is a township within the Metropoliton Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, the village lies on the B6209 , between Bolton and Little Lever...
area of eastern Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
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
River Tonge
The River Tonge is a short river flowing close to Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England.The Tonge is formed at the Meeting of the Waters, where Astley Brook, flowing from the Smithills area in the west, meets the southerly-flowing Eagley Brook...
is crossed by Darcy Lever viaduct, which is 86 feet (26.2 m) high. It has eight spans supported by stone piers: two spans are 54 ft (16.5 m) long, and six are 84 ft (25.6 m) long. Each consists of six lattice girders: two 14 feet (4.3 m), which also form the parapets, flanking four which are 10 feet (3 m) deep. This viaduct, together with a shorter one of similar construction on the same line (over the River Croal
River Croal
The River Croal is a river located in Greater Manchester, England. It is a tributary of the River Irwell.Rising at the confluence of Middle Brook and Deane Church Brook, it flows eastwards through Bolton, collecting Gilnow Brook and the larger River Tonge at Darcy Lever...
at Burnden
Burnden
Burnden is a district in the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It is located about southeast of Bolton town centre and the same distance north of Great Lever....
) was claimed by the Bolton Chronicle (18 November 1848) to be "the first of their kind in England".
The station closed on 29 October 1951.