Ellesmere Port to Warrington Line

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Ellesmere Port to Warrington line
Legend 0:00 Ellesmere Port Change for Wirral Line 0:04 Stanlow & Thornton 0:07 Ince & Elton 0:10 Helsby to Chester to Manchester Line 0:15 Frodsham Limited Service the Halton Curve to Runcorn Sutton Tunnel 1 mile 125yrd 0:20 Runcorn East Limted Service to West Coast Main Line 0:28 Warrington Bank Quay Two services per day Continues to Liverpool One service per day Timings are from Ellesmere Port

The Ellesmere Port to Warrington Line operates between the towns of Ellesmere Port and Warrington in the north-west of England.

The line previously used to operate from Hooton to Helsby. This service was relatively frequent (every half hour until the late eighties), operating via Ellesmere Port. It was withdrawn after the line was electrified west of Ellesmere Port. Station signs at Ince and Elton railway station still display signage relating to services to/from Hooton.

Contents 1 Route 2 Services 3 Future 4 Gallery 5 References

[edit] Route

The route follows the Birkenhead Joint (LNWR & GWR) Ellesmere Port branch with stations at Stanlow and Thornton and Ince and Elton to the village and junction station at Helsby where it joins the Chester to Manchester Line through to Warrington Bank Quay railway station.

[edit] Services

Northern Rail currently, (August 2009), operates a Department for Transport set minimum service of four trains daily in each direction between Ellesmere Port and Helsby, Cheshire – two services early morning, and two mid-afternoon. The first morning train starts from Warrington, Cheshire, and one morning and one afternoon train return to Warrington; the previous service to Liverpool Lime Street has been discontinued. This is known as a Parliamentary train Service.

The reason why these services are run at all is because rail transport is heavily regulated in the United Kingdom and it is therefore considerably cheaper for a train operating company to run a parliamentary service than it is to go through the full legal process of applying for a station and/or line to be permanently closed.

[edit] Future

Quinn Glass is located in Elton, and is currently undergoing expansion near the Ince & Elton railway station. Network Rail Route Strategy states that Quinn Glass is interested in additional passenger and freight services on this line. It is also thought that planning permission requires Quinn Glass to maximise upon existing public transport links.^[1].

[edit] Gallery

Ellemsere Port branch trains stand at platform 3 and 4 at Helsby.

A Class 142 Pacer train terminates at Ellesmere Port from Helsby.

[edit] References

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