Kirkby branch line
The Kirkby Branch Line is a branch railway line from Wigan to Headbolt Lane. The line's original route was from Liverpool to Bury and later the most northern of the Liverpool to Manchester lines. The line was split at Kirkby in 1977 with the western section forming a high frequency branch of the electrified Merseyrail Northern Line, also referred to as the Kirkby branch line. The Kirkby branch to Wigan remained a low frequency (one train per hour) diesel operated service by Northern Trains from Headbolt Lane to Manchester.
| Kirkby branch line | |||
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A Northern Trains Class 150 at Headbolt Lane railway station | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Network Rail | ||
| Locale | North West England | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 6 | ||
| Service | |||
| System | National Rail | ||
| Operator(s) | Northern Trains | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 20 November 1848 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 12.25 miles (19.71 km) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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