Opened by the Manchester and Southport Railway as a branch of the East Lancashire Railway, it was absorbed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923.
Opened by the Manchester and Southport Railway as a branch of the East Lancashire Railway on 9 April 1855, it was absorbed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1885. Appley Bridge railway station then became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923.