Southport railway station serves the town of Southport,Merseyside,England. The station is the terminal of the electricified 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.
Meols Cop railway station serves the Blowick suburb of the coastal town of Southport,Merseyside,England. The station has an island platform and is served by Northern Trains‘Manchester Victoria/Manchester Piccadilly - Southport via Wigan Wallgate branch services,on which it is the last stop before the terminus.
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.
Gathurst railway station is a two-platform railway station on the outskirts of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan,Greater Manchester,England. The station is on the Southport line 2+3⁄4 miles north west of Wigan Wallgate station. It is currently operated by Northern Trains.
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.
Burscough Bridge railway station is one of two railway stations which serves the town of Burscough in Lancashire,England. It is on the Manchester-Southport Line. It is operated and managed by Northern Trains. A bus interchange has recently been constructed next to the station,including a shop and cafe. The station has been identified by Merseytravel as a possible interchange between the Liverpool to Ormskirk line and the Southport to Wigan line in its Liverpool City Region Long Term Rail Strategy.
Parbold railway station,on the Manchester to Southport Line,serves the village of Parbold and the nearby village of Newburgh in West Lancashire,England. It is currently operated by Northern Trains.
Appley Bridge railway station serves the villages of Appley Bridge and Shevington,both in Metropolitan Borough of Wigan,Greater Manchester in England. The station is 4.4 miles (7 km) north-west of Wigan Wallgate on the Manchester-Southport Line. The station is in Lancashire,but it is supported by the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive and as such within the TfGM ticketing zone. It is operated by Northern Trains.
The Manchester–Southport line is a railway line in the north-west of England,operated by Northern Trains. It was originally built as the Manchester and Southport Railway. The section between Wigan and Salford is also known locally as the Atherton Line.
Ince railway station serves the Ince area of Metropolitan Borough of Wigan,Greater Manchester. The station is on the Manchester-Southport Line 17¼ miles (28 km) north west of Manchester Victoria.
Westhoughton railway station is one of the two stations which serve the town of Westhoughton,in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton,Greater Manchester,north-western England. The station is 15+1⁄2 miles (24.9 km) north west of Manchester Piccadilly.
Daisy Hill railway station serves the Daisy Hill area of Westhoughton,in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton,Greater Manchester,England.
Hag Fold railway station is one of the local stations that lie on the Atherton line,between Wigan and Manchester,England. The station is located 13 miles (20 km) west of Manchester Victoria with regular Northern Trains services to these towns as well as Salford,Swinton,Walkden and Hindley.
Atherton railway station serves the town of Atherton,Greater Manchester,England. It lies on the line between Wigan and Manchester on the Manchester to Southport Line;according to Office of Rail and Road figures,it is the third busiest station on the line after Manchester Victoria and Wigan Wallgate.
Swinton railway station serves the towns of Swinton and Pendlebury in the City of Salford,Greater Manchester,England. It is actually located in Pendlebury and not Swinton itself;the boundary between the two districts is about 40 yards further down Station Road (B5231),beyond the junction with Boundary Road and nearer the town centre. It opened,along with the line to passenger trains,in June 1887.
The Kirkby Branch Line is a branch railway line from Wigan to Headbolt Lane. The line's original route was from Liverpool to Bury and later the most northern of the Liverpool to Manchester lines. The line was split at Kirkby in 1977 with the western section forming a high frequency branch of the electrified Merseyrail Northern Line,also referred to as the Kirkby branch line. The Kirkby branch to Wigan remained a low frequency diesel operated service by Northern Trains from Headbolt Lane to Manchester.
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