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Manchester and Southport Railway

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System
  
National Rail

Status
  
Operational

Locale
  
Greater Manchester Lancashire Merseyside North West England

Track gauge
  
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Manchester and Southport Railway in England opened on 9 April 1855. It merged with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in January 1885. The route is still in use to day as Northern Rail's Manchester to Southport Line.

Route

  • Manchester Victoria railway station.
  • Junction with Liverpool and Bury Railway.
  • Burscough Junction with the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway.
  • Junction with Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway.
  • Southport Chapel Street.

    • References

    Manchester and Southport Railway Wikipedia
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