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Rainford Junction now Rainford
(1858 - )


It was built in 1858 as Rainford Junction at the junction of the Liverpool and Bury Railway, the East Lancashire Railway's Skelmersdale Branch and the St Helens Railway, replacing an earlier station built in 1848 called Rainford

Services on the line to St Helens were withdrawn by the British Transport Commission on June 18 1951 and to Ormskirk on November 5 1956, although goods traffic survived on both until the early 1960. Trains run from Kirkby station to Wigan Wallgate

The station was renamed Rainford on 7 May 1973

There are just basic shelters in place on each side, along with a footbridge to connect them. The station is unmanned and has no ticket facilities, so all tickets must be bought in advance or on the train. Train running information can be obtained by telephone or from timetable poster boards on each platform. Step-free access is available on both platforms via ramps from the nearby road









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