2019
SD4702 : Rainford Junction
taken 4 years ago, near to Rainford, St Helens, England
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
Link - Google Streetview).
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