Liverpool to Wigan Line
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The Liverpool to Wigan Line is a railway line in the north-west of England, between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western.
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[edit] Route
From Liverpool Lime Street, the line follows the northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line (the former Liverpool and Manchester Railway), as far as Huyton where the two lines diverge. The Liverpool-Wigan line then runs via St Helens Central before joining the West Coast Main Line south of Wigan, and follows it as far as Wigan North Western.
This itinerary is composed of all or part of the following Network Rail routes:
- NW 2001 from Liverpool Lime Street
- NW 2015 from Edge Hill Signal Box
- NW 2023 from Huyton Junction
- NW 1001 from Springs Branch Junction to Wigan North Western
[edit] Services
Northern Rail operates all services on the line. During Monday to Saturday daytime, there is a train every 30 minutes, calling at all stations except Edge Hill. There is also an hourly fast train, which calls only at Liverpool Lime Street, Huyton, St Helens Central and Wigan North Western, which continues via the West Coast Main Line to Preston and usually to Blackpool North (or occasionally to Morecambe or Barrow-in-Furness). There are extra fast trains during the morning and evening peak periods. On Sundays, there are hourly semi-fast trains from Liverpool to Wigan, many of which continue to Blackpool.
[edit] History
The section of line from St Helens to Wigan opened in 1869 and the line from Huyton to St Helens was opened 1 November 1871 bther were built by the London and North Western Railway.
