Notes: Atherleigh was situated on the Kenyon Junction to Bolton Great Moor Street line which had opened in stages from 1828. Atherleigh was opened in 1935 to serve new areas of housing that had been developed in the area. When it opened there were 20 weekday departures over the line. The station had two platforms with fairly basic facilities.

By 1954 services over the line had declined to only six running between Bolton Great Moor Street and either Kenyon Junction or Warrington. The station closed on the 29.3.1954. Atherleigh was used after closure for holiday trains until 1958.

Today nothing remains and the trackbed has been used for the A579 road.

To see the other stations on the Bolton Great Moor Street - Kenyon Junction line click on the station name: Kenyon Junction, Pennington, West Leigh, Atherton Bag Lane, Chequerbent 1st, Chequerbent 2nd, Daubhill 1st, Rumworth & Daubhill & Bolton Great Moor Street