• Thumbnail for Manchester–Preston line
    The ManchesterPreston line runs from the city of Manchester to Preston, Lancashire, England. It is largely used by commuters entering Manchester from...
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  • Thumbnail for Manchester–Southport line
    The Manchester–Southport line is a railway line in the north-west of England, operated by Northern Trains. It was originally built as the Manchester and...
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  • Thumbnail for Clifton railway station (Greater Manchester)
    Clifton, Greater Manchester, England which was formerly called Clifton Junction. It lies on the ManchesterPreston line. The railway line between Salford...
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  • Thumbnail for Windsor Link Line, Salford
    link allows services from the ManchesterPreston line and the Manchester–Southport line, from the north-west of Manchester (such as from Southport via Wigan...
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  • Thumbnail for Stafford–Manchester line
    The Stafford–Manchester line is a major railway line branching from the West Coast Main Line serving Stafford, Stone, Stoke-on-Trent, Kidsgrove, Congleton...
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  • Thumbnail for Calder Valley line
    (Class 195 Civity) York–Leeds–Halifax–Preston–Blackpool North (Class 195 Civity) Blackburn–Burnley–Todmorden–Manchester Victoria (Class 150 or 156) Halifax–Bradford...
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  • Lancaster Preston For other stations within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire (pre-1974) see: List of railway stations in Greater Manchester List...
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  • Thumbnail for Chorley railway station
    linked with Chorley Interchange bus and coach station. It is on the ManchesterPreston line. The current railway station is a modern version from the 1980s...
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  • Thumbnail for Preston railway station
    Preston railway station, in Preston, Lancashire, England, is an interchange on the West Coast Main Line; it is approximately half-way between London Euston...
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  • Thumbnail for Farnworth railway station
    Manchester, England. The station underwent several name changes before the present name was adopted in 1974. It lies on the Manchester-Preston Line 8+1⁄2...
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  • Thumbnail for Salford Crescent railway station
    split in the ManchesterPreston line, with local services running on to Manchester Victoria and long-distance services going to Manchester Piccadilly (via...
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  • Thumbnail for Blackrod railway station
    Parkway station. It lies on the Manchester-Preston Line and is served by Northern Trains, who run express trains from Manchester Airport to Blackpool North...
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  • Thumbnail for Woodhead line
    The Woodhead line was a railway line linking Sheffield, Penistone and Manchester in the north of England. A key feature of the route is the passage under...
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  • Thumbnail for Burnley Manchester Road railway station
    Valley Line 24+1⁄2 miles (39.4 km) east of Preston, near to the route's junction with the East Lancashire Line. The town of Burnley had been served by the...
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  • Thumbnail for Windermere branch line
    The line was built originally as a double-tracked main line, with through links to destinations including Morecambe Euston Road, Preston, Manchester Exchange...
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  • Thumbnail for Moses Gate railway station
    Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, North West England. It lies on the Manchester-Preston Line 1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) south of Bolton, though...
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  • Thumbnail for Huddersfield line
    The Huddersfield line is the main railway line between the English cities of Leeds and Manchester, via Huddersfield. It is one of the busiest MetroTrain...
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  • Thumbnail for Ribble Valley line
    The Ribble Valley line is a railway line that runs from Manchester Victoria through Blackburn, in Lancashire, to Hellifield in North Yorkshire. Regular...
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  • Thumbnail for Liverpool–Manchester lines
    (Chat Moss line) from Liverpool Lime Street terminus station via Earlestown, Newton-le-Willows and Lea Green to Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly...
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  • Thumbnail for Buckshaw Parkway railway station
    which opened on 3 October 2011 on the Manchester to Preston Line, near Euxton Junction with the West Coast Main Line. It is one of Euxton's two railway stations...
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  • Thumbnail for Morecambe railway station
    section by means of a ground frame at the junction, which is released by Preston signalling centre (which has supervised the branch since the closure of...
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  • Thumbnail for Blackburn railway station
    Bolton and terminating at Manchester Victoria. The other line runs east–west and is served by trains from Blackpool South and Preston in the west travelling...
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  • Thumbnail for Ramsgreave and Wilpshire railway station
    Valley Line via Clitheroe and Hellifield and onwards towards Ribblehead. (This replaces the previous Dales Rail service from Blackpool/Preston to Hellifield...
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  • Thumbnail for Railway electrification in Great Britain
    to Manchester Metrolink) Styal Line: including branch to Manchester Airport ManchesterPreston line: via Bolton and Chorley completed 2019 Preston to...
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  • Thumbnail for Rishton railway station
    Tickets must be purchased from the ticket machine or in advance. As the Preston bound platform is reached by the footbridge only, step-free access is limited...
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    north west of Bolton, 12 miles (19 km) south of Preston and 20 miles (32 km) north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came principally from the cotton...
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  • Thumbnail for Heysham Port railway station
    one from London Euston via Preston and the West Coast Main Line and added a second regular boat service to and from Manchester Victoria. Services ran to...
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  • Thumbnail for Kearsley railway station
    Kearsley railway station (category Greater Manchester railway station stubs)
    Greater Manchester, England. It was originally named Stoneclough. It lies on the Manchester-Preston Line 7+3⁄4 miles (12.5 km) north of Manchester Victoria...
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  • The West Coast Main Line is a major trunk railway in the United Kingdom, linking London with Glasgow. The Watford DC lines are intricately linked with...
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  • Thumbnail for Adlington railway station (Lancashire)
    station on the Bolton - Chorley - Preston line, forming part of the Northern service link between Preston and Manchester via Bolton and Chorley. Until 1960...
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