Timeline

	15 Jul 1868	Horwich Branch Line opens for Goods Traffic
	14 Feb 1870	Horwich Station Opens for Passengers
	1884	L&Y decide to relocate to Horwich
	1886	Horwich Loco works opens
	20 Jun 1887	South Fork opens (Horwich Loco Jn to Horwich Fork Jn)
	1963	Beeching Report
	25 Sep 1965	Last passenger train leaves Horwich
	27 Sep 1965	Official closure date of station to passenger traffic
	1966	Station closed to goods traffic
	27 Sep 1980	Old Station Park opened
	1983	Horwich Loco Works closed
	19xx	Remaining branch line lifted
	1997	Campaign to reopen line
	2 Jul 1999	Horwich Parkway opened

Please note: Before anyone emails me, I do realise that the semaphore signals should be upper quadrant, but at the moment I don't have access to suitable images.