Euxton is a village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley,in Lancashire,England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 9,993,however,the population is now estimated to be around 14,000 due to the increase in housing developments in the village,including the Buckshaw development. The village is situated just to the west of Chorley,and to the south of Clayton-le-Woods.
Kirkham and Wesham railway station serves the Lancashire towns of Kirkham and Wesham,in England. It is managed by Northern Trains,who operate most of the passenger services that call there.
Euxton Balshaw Lane is one of two railway stations situated in Euxton,Lancashire,England. It is a local station on the Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Street route,on the stretch between Wigan and Preston.
Leyland railway station serves the town of Leyland in Lancashire,England. It was formerly "Golden Hill",the name of the street and area in which the station is based,but was renamed Leyland soon after opening. The original station was built in 1838,with two platforms.
Chorley railway station serves the town of Chorley in Lancashire,England. Since 2004 it has been linked with Chorley Interchange bus and coach station. It is on the Manchester–Preston line.
Adlington railway station serves the town of Adlington in Lancashire,England. It is a two-platform station on the Bolton - Chorley - Preston line,forming part of the Northern service link between Preston and Manchester via Bolton and Chorley.
Wigan North Western railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan,Greater Manchester,England.
Wigan Wallgate railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan in Greater Manchester,England. The station serves two routes,the Manchester-Southport Line and the Manchester-Kirkby Line. It is 16 miles north-west of Manchester Victoria. The station is managed by Northern Trains,who operate all trains serving it.
Blackrod railway station serves the towns of Blackrod and Horwich,Greater Manchester,England. It is 6.5 miles north west of Bolton railway station. It is just 1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) from the town centre of Horwich - closer than Horwich Parkway station.
Horwich Parkway is a railway station serving the town of Horwich and suburb of Middlebrook in Greater Manchester,England. The station is 16+1⁄4 miles (26.2 km) north west of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester to Preston line. The station is close to Junction 6 of the M61 motorway. It has digital information displays.
Bolton Interchange is a transport interchange combining Bolton railway station and Bolton Bus Station in the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester,England. The station is located on the Manchester to Preston line and the Ribble Valley line,and is managed by Northern Trains. The station is 11+1⁄4 miles (18.1 km) north west of Manchester Piccadilly. Ticket gates have been in operation at the station since 2016.
Kearsley railway station serves the town of Kearsley and the outlying villages of Stoneclough,Prestolee and Ringley in Greater Manchester,England. It was originally named Stoneclough.
Salford Crescent railway station is a railway station in Salford,Greater Manchester,England,opened by British Rail in 1987.
The Manchester–Preston line runs from the city of Manchester to Preston,Lancashire,England. It is largely used by commuters entering Manchester from surrounding suburbs and cities,but is also one of the main railway lines in the North West and is utilised by TransPennine Express regional services and to Scotland. It was announced in December 2009 that the line would be electrified,following an announcement in July 2009 that the Chat Moss line between Manchester and Liverpool was to be electrified first. The electrification work for this line commenced in May 2015 and was due for completion in May 2018,but was delayed until December 2018.
Lostock railway station serves the suburbs of Heaton and Lostock in Bolton,Greater Manchester,England. Built for the Liverpool and Bury Railway in 1852,the station was closed in 1966,then reopened on a smaller scale in 1988 to serve commuters.
Buckshaw Village is a 21st-century village and industrial area between the towns of Chorley and Leyland in Lancashire,England,developed on the site of the former Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) Chorley. It had a population of 4,000. It is divided between the civil parishes of Euxton (south) and Whittle-le-Woods in Chorley,with the north western part being in Leyland unparished area in South Ribble district.
ROF Chorley was a UK government-owned munitions filling Royal Ordnance Factory. It was planned as a permanent Royal Ordnance Factory with the intention that it,unlike some other similar facilities,would remain open for production after the end of World War II;and,together with ROF Bridgend,would replace the Royal Filling Factory located at the Royal Arsenal,Woolwich. It was built largely in Euxton,but was known as ROF Chorley.
Chorley Interchange is a bus station in Chorley,England.
The Bolton and Preston Railway (B&PR) connected Bolton and Preston,in Lancashire,England. Its authorising act of Parliament forbade its early completion to protect the North Union Railway (NUR) and imposed other restrictions that limited the success of the B&PR. A change of route was authorised to bypass the delay making it dependent on the goodwill of the NUR to reach Preston. The NUR saw the B&PR as a competitor and used underhand tactics to harm the success of the B&PR.
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