Index
- Liverpool to Wigan Home
- Liverpool Exchange
- Great Howard Street
- Sandhills
- Kirkdale
- Rice Lane
- Fazakerley
- Kirkby
- Kirkby Royal Ordnance
- Rainford
- Rainford Junction
- Upholland_1st
- Upholland_2nd
- Orrell
- Pemberton
- Wigan LYR 1st
- Wigan LYR 2nd
- Wigan Wallgate
Liverpool Exchange to Wigan Railway
(1850 - )
The Liverpool and Wigan Railway was opened on 28 November 1848 running from Liverpool Exchange first using a joint line with Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway before branching off to proceed
via Kirkby to Wigan. The line continued to Bolton and terminated at Bury. The Bolton to Bury line was closed in October 1970 but the Liverpool line to Wigan is still open
The line from Liverpool city centre to Kirkby is electrified with a DC third rail forming a part of Merseyrail's Northern Line. At present, services from Kirkby onwards are operated by diesel trains though there are plans for the Merseyrail electrified line to be extended towards Wigan
The section of track between Wigan and Bolton is used by Manchester Airport to Southport and Wigan Wallgate to Manchester Victoria local services
The city centre station in Liverpool is now Moorfields as part of the city Loop Line with links to Lime Street and Central stations
The line from Liverpool city centre to Kirkby is electrified with a DC third rail forming a part of Merseyrail's Northern Line. At present, services from Kirkby onwards are operated by diesel trains though there are plans for the Merseyrail electrified line to be extended towards Wigan
The section of track between Wigan and Bolton is used by Manchester Airport to Southport and Wigan Wallgate to Manchester Victoria local services
The city centre station in Liverpool is now Moorfields as part of the city Loop Line with links to Lime Street and Central stations
| Station name | Opened | Closed to passengers |
Goods closed |
| Liverpool Exchange | May 1850 | Apl 1977 | |
| Liverpool Great Howard St | Nov 1848 | Jul 1851 | Sep 1963 |
| Sandhills | May 1850 | ||
| Kirkdale | Nov 1848 | ||
| Rice Lane | Nov 1848 | ||
| Fazakerley | Nov 1848 | ||
| Kirkby | Nov 1848 | ||
| Kirkby Royal Ordnance | Dec 1940 | Mar 1946 | |
| Rainford | Nov 1848 | Feb 1858 | |
| Rainford Junction | Feb 1858 | ||
| Upholland 1st | Nov 1848 | Jun 1852 | |
| Upholland 2nd | Nov 1848 | ||
| Orrell | Nov 1848 | ||
| Pemberton | Nov 1848 | ||
| Wigan LYR 1st | Nov 1848 | Mar 1860 | |
| Wigan LYR 2nd | Mar 1860 | Feb 1896 | |
| Wigan Wallgate | Feb 1896 |
