Stations are indicated by an '#' symbol prior to the place name. Signal boxes are indicated by numbers in the left hand column. Location names are as shown in the 1960 Sectional Appendix and may be different from the station name.
| Section of Line | Opened | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochdale to Facit | 05.10.1870 (G) | ||
| Rochdale to Facit | 01.11.1870 (P) | ||
| Facit to Bacup | 01.12.1881 | ||
| Rochdale to Bacup | 16.06.1947 (P)* | * Closing dates for two stations on the line, Shawclough and Broadley, indicate that this may have been a temporary closure that became permanent on 14.12.1949. As yet, however, I have found no confirmation of this. | |
| Facit to Bacup | 11.10.1954 (G)* | * Another source gives this closing date as 16.06.1947 | |
| Whitworth to Facit | 12.08.1963 (G) | ||
| Rochdale to Whitworth | 21.08.1967 (G) |
| Junctions and other features | Running Lines | Stations, signal boxes and Junctions | Distance from signal box next above | Loops and refuge sidings | Notes | |
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| Maximum permissible speed 35 m.p.h. | ||||||
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Rochdale East Junction* | - | ||||
| 1 | ↕ | Rochdale Branch Sdgs. | ||||
| 2 | ↕ | # Wardleworth Station | 0m 1586yds | c. 16.6.1947 | ||
| # Shawclough & Healey Station | c. 16.6.1947 Previously closed on 02.04.1917. Reopening date not traced. | |||||
| # Broadley Station | c. 16.6.1947 (Temp) 14.12.1949 (Perm) | |||||
| # Whitworth Station | c. 16.6.1947 | |||||
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↕ | Facit Goods Yard | 3m 1725yds | |||
| # Facit Station | 0m 322yds | c. 16.6.1947 (Temp) 14.12.1949 (Perm) | ||||
| # Shawforth Station | 0m 1636yds | c. 16.6.1947 | ||||
| # Britannia Station | 0m 1632yds | c. 02.04.1917 | ||||
| Bacup Engine Shed | 0m 1113yds | |||||
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Bacup Station Junction | 0m 902yds | |||
* It appears that the line between Rochdale East Junction and Rochdale Branch Sdgs. was not a main line in 1960 and that there was no main line connection between the Facit branch and the Manchester to Hebden Bridge line. The Facit branch is shown in total isolation from the rest of the network. The mileage between these two points is from a later book which shows the opening times of signal boxes. Whether or not this indicates that a main line connection (i.e. Controlled by some form of block system) had been reinstated, I have no idea.
The mileages and stations between Facit Station and Bacup Station Junction are from a book dated March 1937.