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- Winsford
- Hartford
- Acton Bridge
- Preston Brook
- Moore
- Warrington Bank Quay 1st
- Warrington Dallam Lane
- Winwick Quay
- Vulcan Halt
- Earlestown
Earlestown formerly Earlestown Junction formerly Warrington Junction formerly Newton Junction
(1830 - )
Earlestown Station lies on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which was opened on September 15 1830 as Newton Junction with five platforms. In July 1831, the Warrington and Newton Railway was opened for public use,
making a junction at a point in the township of Newton, facing in the direction of Liverpool. The Grand Junction Railway (GJR) absorbed the Warrington and Newton company
in December 1834
The early method of operation involved the despatch of a Grand Junction train from both Liverpool and Manchester to meet at Earlestown. These were joined together and continued as one train to Birmingham. Both portions conveyed through carriages after 1839 to London
In 1852, the station was renamed as Warrington Junction and in 1861 it was renamed as Earlestown Junction and became Earlestown in 1950
In the Beeching Report of 1963, Earlestown was listed as one of the stations to be closed, but it remained open along with other stations between Liverpool and Manchester that had also been listed such as Huyton and Edge Hill
The surviving Earlestown station buildings were constructed around 1835 on the original site, at the point of intersection of these two early railways
The waiting room on the Liverpool-bound platform is the oldest station building in the world still in passenger service, although this is now limited to providing shelter from the rain under its canopy. The building is currently derelict, with tickets being sold in a more recent structure on the opposite side of the line
The ticket office is staffed for the duration of service here each day (6am to midnight weekdays and Saturdays, 8.30am to midnight Sundays). Digital information screens, timetable poster boards and automatic announcements provide train running information. All platforms have either shelters or canopies
The early method of operation involved the despatch of a Grand Junction train from both Liverpool and Manchester to meet at Earlestown. These were joined together and continued as one train to Birmingham. Both portions conveyed through carriages after 1839 to London
In 1852, the station was renamed as Warrington Junction and in 1861 it was renamed as Earlestown Junction and became Earlestown in 1950
In the Beeching Report of 1963, Earlestown was listed as one of the stations to be closed, but it remained open along with other stations between Liverpool and Manchester that had also been listed such as Huyton and Edge Hill
The surviving Earlestown station buildings were constructed around 1835 on the original site, at the point of intersection of these two early railways
The waiting room on the Liverpool-bound platform is the oldest station building in the world still in passenger service, although this is now limited to providing shelter from the rain under its canopy. The building is currently derelict, with tickets being sold in a more recent structure on the opposite side of the line
The ticket office is staffed for the duration of service here each day (6am to midnight weekdays and Saturdays, 8.30am to midnight Sundays). Digital information screens, timetable poster boards and automatic announcements provide train running information. All platforms have either shelters or canopies
