Blackburn railway station serves the town of Blackburn in Lancashire,England. It is 12 miles (19 km) east of Preston and is managed and served by Northern Trains.
Kirkham and Wesham railway station serves the Lancashire towns of Kirkham and Wesham,in England. It is managed by Northern Trains,who operate most of the passenger services that call there.
Leyland railway station serves the town of Leyland in Lancashire,England. It was formerly "Golden Hill",the name of the street and area in which the station is based,but was renamed Leyland soon after opening. The original station was built in 1838,with two platforms.
Chorley railway station serves the town of Chorley in Lancashire,England. Since 2004 it has been linked with Chorley Interchange bus and coach station. It is on the Manchester–Preston line.
Wigan North Western railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Wigan,Greater Manchester,England.
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.
Lostock railway station serves the suburbs of Heaton and Lostock in Bolton,Greater Manchester,England. Built for the Liverpool and Bury Railway in 1852,the station was closed in 1966,then reopened on a smaller scale in 1988 to serve commuters.
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.
St Helens Central railway station is a railway station serving the town of St Helens,Merseyside,England. It is on the Liverpool to Wigan Line from Liverpool Lime Street to Wigan North Western. The station and all trains calling at it are operated by TransPennine Express or Northern Trains.
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.
Micklefield railway station serves the village of Micklefield,near Garforth in West Yorkshire,England. It lies on the Selby and York Lines,operated by Northern,9.75 miles (16 km) east of Leeds.
Todmorden railway station serves the town of Todmorden in West Yorkshire,England,originally on the Yorkshire and Lancashire border. It was built by the Manchester and Leeds Railway and is on the Calder Valley line 23 miles (37 km) west of Leeds and 17 miles (27 km) north-east of Manchester Victoria.
Aintree railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Aintree,Merseyside,England. It is on the Ormskirk branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line. Until 1968 it was known as Aintree Sefton Arms after a nearby public house. The station's design reflects that it is the closest station to Aintree Racecourse,where the annual Grand National horse race takes place.
Roby railway station serves the village of Roby,Merseyside,England. It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Liverpool Lime Street on the former Liverpool and Manchester Railway,and 1⁄2 mile (800 m) west of Huyton. It is operated by Northern Trains,as part of Merseytravel's electrified City Line to Manchester and Wigan North Western.
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.
Thatto Heath railway station is located in the Thatto Heath area of St Helens,Merseyside,England. It is situated on the electrified Merseytravel Liverpool to Wigan City Line,9+3⁄4 miles (15.7 km) northeast of Liverpool. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by Northern Trains,however the station is branded Merseytravel using Merseytravel ticketing. The station opened with the line in 1871.
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.
Garswood railway station serves the village of Garswood in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens,Merseyside,England. It is situated on the electrified Merseytravel Liverpool to Wigan City Line,15 miles (24 km) northeast of Liverpool Lime Street. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by Northern Trains,however the station is branded Merseyrail using Merseyrail ticketing.
Eccleston Park railway station serves the Eccleston Park area of St Helens,Merseyside,England. It is situated on the electrified Merseytravel Liverpool to Wigan City Line,8+3⁄4 miles (14.1 km) northeast of Liverpool Lime Street. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by Northern Trains,however the station is branded Merseytravel using Merseytravel ticketing. It was opened by the London &North Western Railway in July 1891.
The Northern Hub was a rail upgrade programme between 2009 and 2020 in Northern England to improve and increase train services and reduce journey times between its major cities and towns,by electrifying lines and removing a major rail bottleneck in Manchester. It was predicted to stimulate economic growth in the region. The project had several elements but the prime objective was to eradicate the bottleneck in Manchester and allow trains to travel through the city at speed without stopping. The project was announced as the Manchester Hub in 2009. The project's steering partnership involved Network Rail,Deutsche Bahn,First TransPennine Express,Northern Rail,East Midlands Trains,CrossCountry,Freightliner,the Department for Transport,Transport for Greater Manchester and Merseytravel.
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