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Kirkby railway station is situated in Kirkby, Merseyside, England. It is located 7.5 miles (12 km) north-east of Liverpool Central and is on the Headbolt Lane branch of Merseyrail 's Northern Line .
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 (one train per hour) diesel operated service by Northern Trains from Headbolt Lane to Manchester. [4]
Headbolt Lane is a railway station in Kirkby, Merseyside, England, which opened on 5 October 2023. [2] [3] [4] The station is the interchange between Merseyrail's Northern Line and the unelectrified Headbolt Lane branch line, operated by Northern. [1]
Kirkby Bentinck railway station served the town of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England.It was on the Annesley branch of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, later the Great Central Railway on the section between Nottingham Victoria and Sheffield Victoria. [1]
Rice Lane railway station is a railway station in Liverpool, England, located to the north of the city centre in the Walton district. It is on the Kirkby branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line. The station was opened on 20 November 1848, and was known as Preston Road until 14 May 1984. [1]
As part of Lancashire County Council's plans to build a new railway station in Skelmersdale, they proposed an extension to the Northern line that would change the terminus of the Kirkby branch of the line from Kirkby (now Headbolt Lane) to Skelmersdale. The proposals could see Merseyrail services also passing through Rainford railway station.
In 1978, the electrification of the line from Walton to Kirkby extended Merseyrail, creating a Northern Line branch terminus at Kirkby. This cut the northern Liverpool to Manchester route into two sections with different modes of traction, 750 V DC third rail electric on the Merseyrail network and diesel on the Northern Rail network.
Orrell railway station serves the Orrell area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is a small two-platform commuter hub on the Kirkby branch line from Wigan . From Orrell, trains provide services to Manchester , passing through Wigan's Wallgate station.