Blackpool–Liverpool line

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The Blackpool–Liverpool line is a railway line in England which links Blackpool on the Lancashire coast to Liverpool in Merseyside.

Service pattern

There is an hourly service between Liverpool and Blackpool, with some additional peak trains calling at stations to Preston (where the train terminates). Some peak services also call at stations to Blackpool.

Trains during the week depart Liverpool at 57 minutes past the hour (arriving 1 hour 23 minutes later) and leave Blackpool at 37 minutes past the hour (arriving 1 hour 25 minutes later).

In May 2011, some Monday to Saturday services to Blackpool North were extended to start and terminate at Liverpool South Parkway. The service from Liverpool Lime Street is unchanged. Trains travelling from Blackpool North to Liverpool South Parkway have a 15-minute dwelling time at Liverpool Lime Street.

Stations

The normal route is:

Liverpool South Parkway – Southern terminus – Monday to Saturday only

Liverpool Lime Street – Southern terminus – off-peak and Sundays

Wavertree Tech Park – Sundays only

Broad Green – Sundays only

Roby – Sundays only

Huyton – change here for stations to Manchester Victoria and the Pennines, and all stations services to Wigan North Western

Prescot – Sundays only

Thatto Heath – Sundays only

St Helens Central

Garswood – Sundays only

Wigan North Western – change here for intercity services to the North and services to Kirkby and Southport (from Wigan Wallgate)

Euxton Balshaw Lane

Leyland

Preston – change here for services via the West Coast Main Line, services to York, and services to the Lake District

Poulton-le-Fylde – Sundays only

Blackpool North – Northern terminus

References

Blackpool–Liverpool line Wikipedia

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Service pattern

Stations

References