Manchester and Southport Railway

Manchester and Southport Railway
Overview
System	National Rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Greater Manchester Lancashire Merseyside North West England
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Legend Southport Chapel Street LCSR St Luke's West Lancashire Railway Blowick L'pool, Southport & Preston Jct Rly Bescar Lane New Lane Burscough Bridge Burscough Curves Liverpool, Ormskirk & Preston Rly Hoscar Moss Newburgh Appley Bridge Gathurst Liverpool and Bury Railway North Union Railway Wigan (LYR) Wigan (LNWR) Lancashire Union Railway North Union Railway Ince Hindley Liverpool and Bury Railway Daisy Hill Hag Fold Atherton Central Walkden High Level Moorside and Wardley Swinton Pendlebury Irlams o' th' Height Manchester and Bolton Railway Pendleton (Broad Street) Manchester and Bolton Railway Salford Crescent Oldfield Road Salford Manchester Victoria

The Manchester and Southport Railway in England opened on 9 April 1855. It merged with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in January 1885. The route is still in use to day as Northern Rail's Manchester to Southport Line.

Route

• Manchester Victoria 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.

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