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Bryn
General information
LocationWigan
Managed byNorthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBYN
History
Opened1 December 1869
Original companyLancashire Union Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway

Bryn railway station is in Bryn, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is the nearest station to Ashton-In-Makerfield. The station is situated on the electrified Liverpool to Wigan Line. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern.

Services

Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is a half-hourly service to Wigan North Western northbound and Liverpool Lime Street southbound. Evenings there is an hourly service in each direction.[1]

There is no Sunday service.

History

The station in 1962

The station was opened on 1 December 1869 by the Lancashire Union Railway on their route between St Helens and Blackburn.

Electrification

The Liverpool to Manchester line electrification also encompasses the entire Liverpool to Wigan route.[2] This allows electric trains to operate from Bryn to Liverpool, St Helens and Wigan. Electrification was completed in May 2015.[3]

References

  1. ^ Table 90 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  2. ^ "Railway lines being electrified in £200m scheme". BBC News. BBC. 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  3. ^ Network Rail
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Garswood   Northern
Liverpool to Wigan Line
Mondays-Saturdays only
  Wigan North Western
  Historical railways  
Garswood   London and North Western Railway
Lancashire Union Railway
  Wigan
    Amberswood (Hindley)