| Section of Line | Opened | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside No.1 to Edge Hill [Liverpool (Crown St.)] | 17.09.1830 (Fri) (P)* | * Official opening two days earlier. | |
| Parkside No.1 to Edge Hill [Liverpool (Crown St.)] | 01.12.1830 (G) | ||
| Edge Hill to Liverpool (Lime St.) | 15.08.1836 |
| Junctions and other features | Running Lines | Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions | Distance from Signal Box above | Loops and Refuge Sidings | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up | Down | ||||||
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Maximum permissible speed 75 m.p.h. on Main, Fast and
Slow lines. Maximum permissibly speed 45 m.p.h. on Goods lines. |
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| 1 |
|
- | ↓ | Kenyon Junction No.1 (Central Lines) | - | ||
| 2 |
|
↑ | ↓ | Parkside No.1 | 1m 1705yds | ||
| 3 |
|
↑ | ↓ | Parkside No.2 | 0m 874yds | ||
| 4 | ↑ | ↓ | Newton-le-Willows Station | 0m 712yds | |||
| 5 |
|
↑ | ↓ | Earlestown No.2 | 0m 1593yds | ||
| ? | Earlestown No.3 | ||||||
| 6 |
|
↑ | ↓↓↓ | Earlestown No.4 | 0m 511yds | ||
| 7 | ↑ | ↓ | Earlestown No.5 | 0m 488yds | |||
| 8 | ↑ | ↓ | Collins Green Station | 0m 1554yds | URS 55 | ||
| 9 | ↑ | ↓ | Bold Colliery Siding | 1m 195yds | |||
| 10 |
|
↑ | ↓ | St. Helens Junction No.1 | 0m 1044yds | ||
| 11 | ↑ | ↓↓ | Lea Green Station | 1m 1195yds | |||
| 12 | ↑ | ↓ | Rainhill Station | 1m 83yds | |||
| 13 | ↑ | ↓ | Top of Whiston | 0m 1070yds | |||
| 14 |
|
↑ | ↓ | Huyton Quarry Station | 1m 1599yds | URS 43 URS 43 |
|
| 15 |
|
↑ | ↓↓ | Huyton Station | 0m 1558yds | ||
| Roby Station | |||||||
| 16 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Broad Green Station | 2m 106yds | |||
| 17 |
|
↑↑ | ↓↓ | Olive Mount Junction (Signals slow or north lines only) | 0m 1692yds | ||
| 18 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Edge Hill No.5 (Signals slow or north lines only) | 0m 944yds | |||
| 19 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Edge Hill No.3 | 0m 479yds | |||
| 20 |
|
↑↑ | ↓↓ | Edge Hill No.2 | 0m 473yds | ||
| 21 | --- | ↑↑ | - | Liverpool Lime Street | 1m 667yds | ||
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