Earlestown railway station is a railway station in Earlestown,Merseyside,England,and one of the few "triangular" stations in Britain.
Stockport railway station serves the large town of Stockport in Greater Manchester,England. It is located 6 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly,on a spur of the West Coast Main Line to London Euston.
Southport railway station serves the town of Southport,Merseyside,England. The station is the terminal of the Southport branch of the Northern Line of the electric Merseyrail network and the diesel-operated Manchester-Southport Line. It is the fourth busiest station on the Merseyrail network. The station and services to Liverpool and Hunts Cross are operated by Merseyrail,with Manchester services operated by Northern Trains.
Wigan North Western railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan,Greater Manchester,England.
Wigan Wallgate railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan in Greater Manchester,England. The station serves two routes,the Manchester-Southport Line and the Manchester-Kirkby Line. It is 16 miles north-west of Manchester Victoria. The station is managed by Northern Trains,who operate all trains serving it.
Bolton Interchange is a transport interchange combining Bolton railway station and Bolton Bus Station in the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester,England. The station is located on the Manchester to Preston line and the Ribble Valley line,and is managed by Northern Trains. The station is 11+1⁄4 miles (18.1 km) north west of Manchester Piccadilly. Ticket gates have been in operation at the station since 2016.
Salford Crescent railway station is a railway station in Salford,Greater Manchester,England,opened by British Rail in 1987.
The Manchester–Preston line runs from the city of Manchester to Preston,Lancashire,England. It is largely used by commuters entering Manchester from surrounding suburbs and cities,but is also one of the main railway lines in the North West and is utilised by TransPennine Express regional services and to Scotland. It was announced in December 2009 that the line would be electrified,following an announcement in July 2009 that the Chat Moss line between Manchester and Liverpool was to be electrified first. The electrification work for this line commenced in May 2015 and was due for completion in May 2018,but was delayed until December 2018.
Warrington Bank Quay is one of three railway stations serving the town centre of Warrington in Cheshire,England. It is a principal stop on the West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Glasgow Central. The station is a north–south oriented main-line station on one side of the main shopping area,with the west–east oriented Warrington West and Warrington Central operating a more frequent service to the neighbouring cities of Liverpool and Manchester.
There once were four direct railway routes between Liverpool and Manchester in the North West of England;only two remain,the two centre routes of the four. The most northerly and the most southerly of the four routes are no longer direct lines. Of the remaining two direct routes,the northern route of the two is fully electric,while the now southern route is a diesel-only line. The most northerly of the four has been split into two routes:the western section operated by Merseyrail electric trains and the eastern section by diesel trains,requiring passengers to change trains between the two cities. The fourth route,the most southerly of the four,has been largely abandoned east of Warrington;the remaining section caters mainly for freight trains.
Heald Green railway station serves the suburb of Heald Green in Stockport,Greater Manchester,England.
Hazel Grove railway station is a junction on both the Stockport to Buxton and Stockport to Sheffield lines,serving the village of Hazel Grove,Greater Manchester,England.
Wavertree Technology Park railway station is in the suburbs of Liverpool,at the western end of Olive Mount cutting,on the original Liverpool-Manchester line. The station opened on 13 August 2000,at a cost of £2 million. Train services are operated by Northern Trains.
Newton-le-Willows railway station is a railway station in the town of Newton-le-Willows,in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens,and at the edge of the Merseytravel region. The station is branded Merseyrail. The station is situated on the northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line,the former Liverpool and Manchester Railway which opened in 1830. It is a busy feeder station for nearby towns which no longer have railway stations,such as Golborne,Billinge and Haydock. There is also a complimentary bus shuttle service to Haydock Park Racecourse on certain racedays.
The Liverpool–Wigan line is a railway line in the north-west of England,running between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western via St Helens Central station. The line is a part of the electrified Merseyrail Liverpool to Wigan City Line. The stations,and all trains serving it,are operated by Northern Trains,however the stations are branded Merseyrail using Merseyrail ticketing.
Salford Central railway station is in the city of Salford,Greater Manchester,England,close to Spinningfields and Deansgate. It is served by trains to and from Manchester Victoria,towards Rochdale and Wigan Wallgate.
Huyton railway station serves Huyton in Merseyside,England. The station is an interchange between the Liverpool-Wigan Line and the northern route of the Liverpool-Manchester Line which diverge soon after the station. It is one of the busier stations on the lines and close to the shopping centre and bus station.
Walkden railway station serves the town of Walkden in City of Salford,Greater Manchester,England on the Manchester to Southport Line. The station is located 8+1⁄4 miles (13.3 km) north-west of Manchester with regular Northern Trains services to these towns as well as the city of Salford,Swinton and Hindley. It was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Urban andsuburban rail plays a key role in public transport in many of the major cities of the United Kingdom. Urban rail refers to the train service between city centres and suburbs or nearby towns that acts as a main mode of transport for travellers on a daily basis. They consist of several railway lines connecting city centre stations of major cities to suburbs and surrounding towns.
The North West Route Utilisation Strategy (NWRUS) is a Route Utilisation Strategy,published by Network Rail in May 2007. It was the fifth RUS to be produced. It was included in a map published by the Office of Rail Regulation as established in May 2007. It was the first of no fewer than 5 RUSs which cover specific routes in the north-west of England;the others are the Lancashire &Cumbria RUS,the Yorkshire &Humber RUS,the Merseyside RUS,and the West Coast Main Line RUS. In particular it "broadly covers the Manchester journey to work area,the City lines into Liverpool Lime Street and routes from Manchester to Kirkby,Southport and Blackpool",corresponding to Network Rail's then Route 20 - North West Urban.
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