Bryn railway station

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This article is about the railway station in Wigan, England. For the railway station in Oslo, Norway, see Bryn railway station (Oslo).

Bryn
National Rail
Bryn railway station in 1989.jpg
Bryn railway station in 1989
LocationBryn, Wigan
England
Coordinates53°29′59″N 2°38′52″W / 53.4996°N 2.6477°W / 53.4996; -2.6477Coordinates: 53°29′59″N 2°38′52″W / 53.4996°N 2.6477°W / 53.4996; -2.6477
Grid referenceSD571005
Managed byNorthern Trains
Transit authorityGreater Manchester
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBYN
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened1 December 1869
Original companyLancashire Union Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Passengers
2016/17Increase 0.154 million
2017/18Decrease 0.153 million
2018/19Increase 0.161 million
2019/20Increase 0.172 million
2020/21Decrease 33,044
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bryn railway station is in Bryn, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is the nearest station to Ashton-in-Makerfield. The station is situated on the electrified Liverpool–Wigan line 16+1⁄4 miles (26.2 km) northeast of Liverpool Lime Street and 3+3⁄4 miles (6.0 km) south of Wigan. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Trains.

Facilities[]

The station is the only unstaffed one on the Huyton-to-Wigan line, being outside the Merseytravel area (but within that of Greater Manchester PTE). Ticket machines have recently been installed on both platforms. The old station buildings shown in the caption have since been demolished and were replaced by basic waiting shelters.[1] Digital display screens and timetable poster boards on each side provide train running information. Step-free access is provided only on the Wigan-bound platform.[2]

Services[]

Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is a half-hourly service to Wigan North Western northbound and Liverpool Lime Street southbound. Evenings there is an hourly service in each direction.[3]

From 10 December 2017 there has been an hourly service on Sundays, to Wigan North Western northbound and Liverpool Lime Street southbound for the first time in many years.[4]

History[]

The station in 1962

The station was opened on 1 December 1869 by the Lancashire Union Railway on its route between St Helens and Blackburn via Wigan and Chorley. The line beyond Wigan was closed to passengers in January 1960 and completely in 1971.

Electrification[]

The Liverpool-to-Manchester line electrification also encompasses the entire Liverpool-to-Wigan route.[5] This allows electric trains to operate from Bryn to Liverpool, St Helens and Wigan. Electrification was completed in May 2015.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Bryn station in 2015 Thompson, Nigel Geograph.org; Retrieved 10 January 2017
  2. ^ Bryn station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 10 January 2017
  3. ^ Table 90 National Rail timetable, December 2019
  4. ^ "City Line Book 4 from 10 December 2017 to 19 May 2018" (PDF). Merseytravel. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Railway lines being electrified in £200m scheme". BBC News. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  6. ^ Network Rail

External links[]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Garswood   Northern Trains
Liverpool to Wigan Line 		  Wigan North Western
  Historical railways  
Garswood   London and North Western Railway
Lancashire Union Railway 		  Wigan
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