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Encyclopedia > Chester to Manchester Line
Chester to Manchester Line
Stations (from west to east)

Chester
Helsby
Frodsham
Runcorn East
Warrington Bank Quay
Earlestown
Newton-le-Willows
Patricroft
Eccles
Deansgate
 Manchester Oxford Road
Manchester Piccadilly
Chester railway station is a railway station in the city of Chester, England. ... Frodsham railway station serves the town of Frodsham, Cheshire. ... Runcorn East railway station serves the eastern suburban of Runcorn in Cheshire, England. ... Warrington Bank Quay is a mainline train station serving the U.K. town of Warrington. ... Earlestown station buildings viewed from platform 1 Earlestown station ticket office Earlestown railway station is a railway station at Earlestown near Newton-le-Willows in Merseyside, England. ... Newton-le-Willows railway station Newton-le-Willows railway station is a railway station in the town of Newton-le-Willows, in the borough of St Helens in the north-west of England. ... Patricroft railway station Serves the area Patricroft of Eccles. ... Eccles railway station serves the town of Eccles in the City of Salford district of Greater Manchester. ... Deansgate is one of several commuter train stations in Manchester. ... The station canopy windows reflecting the Refuge Assurance building Manchester Oxford Road Station is a railway station in Manchester, UK. The station is not actually in Oxford Road but slightly to the north of that thoroughfare, just off (or rather above) Oxford Street, on an elevated track between Deansgate and... The very modern approach to Manchester Piccadilly station The station concourse; platforms at this terminus station are behind a glass screen A Virgin Trains Pendolino awaiting departure to London The station side-wall showing the elevation of the platforms, which are on a level with the brown brickwork Manchester Piccadilly...

There are two Chester to Manchester Lines between the cities of Chester and Manchester in the north-west of England. Upper Bridge Street, Chester, England (2002) For the larger local government district, see City of Chester. ... Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, North West England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...


Descripton

Both routes to Manchester share the Chester to Crewe line for a short distance to Brook Lane Junction where the Manchester lines diverge to Mickle Trafford at which point the southern route of the Cheshire Lines Committee (see the Mid-Cheshire Line) diverges south-easterly to Mouldsworth whilst the considerably older route built by the London and North Western Railway continues to Helsby (junction from Ellesmere Port), Frodsham, Runcorn East (junction for the Halton Curve). Then through the Sutton Tunnel (over a mile long) and northwards alongside the West Coast Main Line into Warrington Bank Quay railway station. Chester railway station is a railway station in the city of Chester, England. ... Crewe station is one of the most historic railway stations in the world. ... The Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) was the second largest joint railway in Great Britain. ... The Mid-Cheshire Line is a railway line in the north-west of England, between Chester and Manchester Piccadilly. ... Mouldsworth railway station serves the town of Mouldsworth in Cheshire, England. ... The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) was formed in 1846 by the merger of three railway companies - the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham and Manchester and Birmingham. ... Helsby is a village (approximate population 4700)- in the borough of Vale Royal in Cheshire in the North West of England. ... Arms of the former Ellesmere Port Borough Council Ellesmere Port is an industrial town in the district of Ellesmere Port and Neston, Cheshire, England, situated in the south of the Wirral Peninsula on the estuary of the River Mersey, to the north of Chester. ... Frodsham from Frodsham Hill Frodsham Castle Park Arts Centre (photo: Neil Kennedy) Frodsham (approximate population 9000) is a small market town in the county of Cheshire in North West England. ... Runcorn East railway station serves the eastern suburban of Runcorn in Cheshire, England. ... The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... Warrington Bank Quay is a mainline train station serving the U.K. town of Warrington. ...


From Warrington the route follows the original Grand Junction Railway route northwards through Winwick Junction to Earlestown where it joins George Stephenson's original Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which was the world's first inter-city railway, having opened in 1830. From here this venerable route is via Newton-le-Willows, Patricroft and Eccles and then either via the earlier route to Manchester Victoria station or, as at present, via Ordsall Lane and Castlefield junctions to Deansgate, Manchester Oxford Road and the route's present terminus at Manchester Piccadilly station platforms 13 & 14. Warrington is the largest town and borough in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. ... The Grand Junction Railway (GJR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom which existed between 1833 and 1846. ... Earlestown station buildings viewed from platform 1 Earlestown station ticket office Earlestown railway station is a railway station at Earlestown near Newton-le-Willows in Merseyside, England. ... George Stephenson George Stephenson For the British politician, see George Stevenson. ... The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) was the worlds first intercity passenger railway in which all the trains were timetabled and operated for most of the distance solely by steam locomotives. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Patricroft is an area of Eccles in the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, Greater Manchester and within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire. ... Eccles is the name of several places: Eccles, Greater Manchester, England Eccles, Kent, England Eccles, Scottish Borders, Scotland Eccles, a commune in Nord department, France Eccles, Lincoln County, Nevada Eccles — a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Eccles can also mean... Manchester Victoria Manchester Victoria railway station is the second of Manchesters mainline railway stations, now being much less important than Manchester Piccadilly station. ... Deansgate is one of several commuter train stations in Manchester. ... The station canopy windows reflecting the Refuge Assurance building Manchester Oxford Road Station is a railway station in Manchester, UK. The station is not actually in Oxford Road but slightly to the north of that thoroughfare, just off (or rather above) Oxford Street, on an elevated track between Deansgate and... Interior shot of the station with the Victorian trainshed. ...


Services

Arriva Trains Wales operate an hourly service throughout between Manchester and Chester (most trains do not stop at Patricroft, Eccles or Deansgate, which are served by Liverpool to Manchester Lines) and onwards calling at all stations to Llandudno on the North Wales Coast Line. An Arriva train in North Wales Class 158, no. ... Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, North West England. ... Upper Bridge Street, Chester, England (2002) For the larger local government district, see City of Chester. ... There are two Liverpool to Manchester Lines between the cities of Liverpool and Manchester in the north-west of England. ... Llandudno South Parade (on the north shore) viewed from the Great Orme, with the twin mounds of Deganwy Castle in the distance Llandudno Bay and the Little Orme viewed from the Great Orme Llandudno Pier viewed from the Happy Valley gardens A sunny corner in the Happy Valley gardens Llandudno... The North Wales Coast Line is the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead. ...



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Railway lines in Northern England:
Main lines:  Cross-Country Route   East Coast Main Line   Midland Main Line   West Coast Main Line
 Chester-Manchester Line    Hope Valley Line   Liverpool-Manchester Line    Manchester-Preston Line   Settle-Carlisle Railway
Commuter lines:  Airedale Line Blackburn-Bolton Line   Caldervale Line   Mid-Cheshire Line   Dearne Valley Line  
 East Lancashire Line   Glossop Line   Hallam Line   Harrogate Line   Huddersfield Line Kirkby Branch Line  
 Lancaster-Heysham Line   Leeds-Bradford Lines   Liverpool-Wigan Line    Manchester Airport Line  
 Manchester-Southport Line   Northern Line   Oldham Loop Line   Northallerton-Eaglescliffe Line  
 Ormskirk Branch Line   Pontefract Line   Sheffield-Hull Line   Sheffield-Lincoln Line   Stockport-Stalybridge Line  
 Wakefield Line   Wharfedale Line   Wirral Line   York & Selby Lines  York-Scarborough Line
Rural lines:  Barton Line   Borderlands Line   Buxton Line   Cumbrian Coast Line   Doncaster-Lincoln Line  
 Durham Coast Line   Esk Valley Line   Tees Valley Line   Furness Line   Hull-York Line   
 Oxenholme-Windermere Line   Penistone Line   Ribble Valley Line   Newcastle and Carlisle Railway  
 Yorkshire Coast Line


 

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