Manchester-Southport Line

Manchester–Southport line

Appley Bridge railway station (geograph 4531272).jpg

A Northern Class 150 at Appley Bridge railway station

Overview

System

Status

Operational

Locale

Greater Manchester
Lancashire
Merseyside

North West England

Operation

Opened

1855/1888

Owner

Operator(s)

Technical

Line length

35.75 miles

1,435 mm
(4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)
standard gauge

Route map

Southport

Merseyrail Northern Line

to Preston

Butts Lane Haltclosed 1938

to Altcar

Burscough Bridge

Burscough Curves

Burscough Jct Preston–Ormskirk

Manchester–Kirkby line

West Coast Main Line

Wigan North Western

Wigan Wallgate

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