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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]
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 .
London: Third rail, 750 V DC: Catford Loop Line: Brixton to Shortlands: 1892: London: Third rail, 750 V DC: Chessington branch line: Raynes Park to Chessington South: 1938–1939: London: Third rail, 750 V DC: Chingford branch line: Clapton to Chingford: 1873: London: OHLE, 25 kV 50 Hz AC: Crystal Palace line: Balham Junction to Beckenham ...
The point at which the two modes meet is Headbolt Lane which functions as a terminus for the electric and diesel services. As Headbolt Lane station is on the formerly diesel end of the Kirkby branch, the Merseyrail services change power from third rail to batteries at Kirkby and continue the journey using battery power.
The branch has closed, but the junction remains as the point where the double track out of Liverpool becomes single track for the last few miles into Kirkby. [10] The line eastwards was singled in May 1970, though through running beyond Kirkby (to Wigan Wallgate and Bolton) continued until the inauguration of electric operation in May 1977. [12]
Kirkby Bentinck station (closed 1963) was located in Bentinck Town to the south west of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, on the former Great Central Railway London to Manchester main line. The closures of these lines left the area with no passenger rail services until the reopening of the former Midland Railway route, now known as the 'Robin Hood Line', in ...
Carries the Kirkby branch line over the River Douglas: Albert Edward Bridge: Coalbrookdale, Shropshire: 60 m (200 ft) 1864: II: Carried the former Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension Railway across the River Severn: Almond Valley Viaduct: West Lothian: 2,414 m (7,920 ft) 1842: Stone arch: Cat A: Opened in 1842. 32 spans. Almondell Viaduct
This is a diagrammatic map of the Great Central Main Line, part of the former Great Central Railway network. The map shows the line as it currently is (please refer to legend), and includes all stations (open or closed). Some nearby lines and branch lines are also shown, though most stations are omitted on such lines if they are closed.