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Manchester Victoria station, the terminus for the northern Liverpool to Manchester route. Manchester Piccadilly station, the terminus of both the northern and southern Liverpool to Manchester route. There once were four commuter rail routes between Liverpool and Manchester in the North West of England; only two remain, the two centre routes of ...
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway [1] [2] [3] (L&MR) was the first inter-city railway in the world. [4] [i] It opened on 15 September 1830 between the Lancashire towns of Liverpool and Manchester in England. [4]
The City Line (sometimes City Lines [2]) is the brand name used by Merseytravel on commuter rail services connecting the Liverpool City Region (Merseyside and Halton) with Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Blackpool and Lancashire starting eastwards from the mainline platforms of Liverpool Lime Street railway station.
As of the May 2023 timetable, an average of eight trains an hour stop at Warrington Central at off-peak times. Northern Trains operates one through stopping service in each direction each hour between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road plus a second service each hour to/from Liverpool that starts/finishes here. Some extra peak and ...
Whiston railway station serves the village of Whiston in Merseyside, England.The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Trains.It lies on the electrified northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line, the original Liverpool and Manchester Railway 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12 km) east of Liverpool Lime Street.
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.
Passengers from Manchester wishing to continue to Liverpool had to change to a Merseyrail train. This arrangement was short-lived and ended in 1989 when the through trains to Lime Street were restored. From 11 June 2006, the number of Manchester-bound trains stopping at Hunts Cross was reduced from two trains per hour to one.
All stations on the line are served by two stopping services per hour operated by Northern Trains: one runs between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Airport and the other runs between Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe. On Sundays, this is reduced to one train per hour which runs between Liverpool Lime Street and Wilmslow.