2019

SD4702 : Rainford Junction

taken 4 years ago, near to Rainford, St Helens, England

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Rainford Junction
Rainford Junction
Rainford railway station is situated to the north of the village of Rainford in Merseyside. It was first opened 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 (1848) called Rainford. The L&YR route was later upgraded to become its main line between Liverpool and Manchester.

Through trains from Liverpool Exchange to Bolton via Wigan continued until the Liverpool station’s closure in 1977 after which, the line was severed at Kirkby, with through passengers having to change between diesel and electric services there to continue their journeys. The station is now served by hourly trains to Kirkby (for connections to Liverpool Central) and to Manchester Victoria.

The station was officially renamed simply “Rainford” in 1973 but there are still signs directing you to “Rainford Junction” (eg LinkExternal link - Google Streetview).

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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Railways Camera: Panasonic DC-G9 other tags: Railway Station Bridge Passenger Shelter Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Rainford Railway Station [9] · Line [6] · Train [4] · Liverpool Exchange [2] Title Clusters: · Rainford Junction [2] ·
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SD4702, 31 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 19 October, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 19 October, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 478 025 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:31.0267N 2:47.2958W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 477 025
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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