Bryn railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of Bryn in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England. The station is situated on the electrified Liverpool–Wigan line 16+1⁄4 miles (26.2 km) northeast of Liverpool Lime Street and 3+3⁄4 miles (6.0 km) south of Wigan. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Trains.
Bryn  | |
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.JPG) Bryn railway station in 2009 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bryn, Wigan England |
| Coordinates | 53°29′59″N 2°38′52″W / 53.4996°N 2.6477°W |
| Grid reference | SD571005 |
| Managed by | Northern Trains |
| Transit authority | Greater Manchester |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BYN |
| Classification | DfT category F1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 December 1869 |
| Original company | Lancashire Union Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  0.161 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.172 million |
| 2020/21 |  33,044 |
| 2021/22 | 85,596 |
| 2022/23 | 83,486 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Facilities edit
The station is the only unstaffed one on the Huyton-to-Wigan line, being outside the Merseytravel area (but within that of Transport for Greater Manchester). Ticket machines have recently been installed on both platforms. The old station buildings shown in the caption have since been demolished and were replaced by basic waiting shelters.[1] Digital display screens and timetable poster boards on each side provide train running information. Step-free access is provided only on the Wigan-bound platform.[2]
Services edit
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.[3]
From 10 December 2017 there has been an hourly service on Sundays, to Blackpool North northbound and Liverpool Lime Street southbound for the first time in many years.[4]
History edit
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The station was opened on 1 December 1869 by the Lancashire Union Railway on its route between St Helens and Blackburn via Wigan and Chorley. The line beyond Wigan was closed to passengers in January 1960 and completely in 1971.
Electrification edit
The Liverpool-to-Manchester line electrification also encompasses the entire Liverpool-to-Wigan route.[5] This allows electric trains to operate from Bryn to Liverpool, St Helens and Wigan. Electrification was completed in May 2015.[6]
References edit
- ^ Bryn station in 2015 Thompson, Nigel Geograph.org; Retrieved 10 January 2017
- ^ Bryn station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 10 January 2017
- ^ Table 84 National Rail timetable, May 2023
- ^ "City Line Book 4 from 10 December 2017 to 19 May 2018" (PDF). Merseytravel. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Railway lines being electrified in £200m scheme". BBC News. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ^ Network Rail
External links edit
- Train times and station information for Bryn railway station from National Rail
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