Bryn railway station
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Bryn railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of Bryn in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England. The station is situated on the electrified Liverpool–Wigan line Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Liverpool Lime Street and Script error: No such module "convert". south of Wigan. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Trains.
Facilities
The station is the only unstaffed one on the Huyton-to-Wigan line, being outside the Merseytravel area (but within that of Transport for Greater Manchester). Ticket machines have recently been installed on both platforms. The old station buildings shown in the caption have since been demolished and were replaced by basic waiting shelters.[1] Digital display screens and timetable poster boards on each side provide train running information. Step-free access is provided only on the Wigan-bound platform.[2]
Services
Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is a half-hourly service to Wigan North Western northbound and Liverpool Lime Street southbound. Evenings there is an hourly service in each direction.[3]
From 10 December 2017 there has been an hourly service on Sundays, to Blackpool North northbound and Liverpool Lime Street southbound for the first time in many years.[4]
History
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The station was opened on 1 December 1869 by the Lancashire Union Railway on its route between St Helens and Blackburn via Wigan and Chorley. The line beyond Wigan was closed to passengers in January 1960 and completely in 1971.
Electrification
The Liverpool-to-Manchester line electrification also encompasses the entire Liverpool-to-Wigan route.[5] This allows electric trains to operate from Bryn to Liverpool, St Helens and Wigan. Electrification was completed in May 2015.[6]
References
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- ↑ Bryn station in 2015 Thompson, Nigel Geograph.org; Retrieved 10 January 2017
- ↑ Bryn station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 10 January 2017
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External links
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- Train times and station information for Bryn railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Garswood | style="background:#Template:Northern colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Northern Trains Liverpool to Wigan Line |
style="background:#Template:Northern colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Wigan North Western |
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| Garswood | Script error: No such module "If empty".<div style="height:8px; background-color:#Script error: No such module "If empty".; color:inherit; border:none; margin:0 -5px -2px;"> | Wigan | ||
| Amberswood (Hindley) | ||||
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- Railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
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- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations served by Northern
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1869
- Ashton-in-Makerfield