Manchester and Southport Railway

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The Manchester and Southport Railway in England opened on 9 April 1855. It merged with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in January 1885. The line eventually formed part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, 59.5 km Liverpool to Manchester route via a junction with the Liverpool and Bury Railway at Wigan.

The route is still in use to day as Northern Rail's Manchester-Southport Line.

[edit] Route

• Manchester Victoria railway station.

• Wigan Wallgate railway station.

• Junction with Liverpool and Bury Railway.

• Burscough Junction with the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway.

• Junction with Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway.

• Southport Chapel Street.