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.
Bryn ![]() | |
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![]() Bryn railway station in 1989 | |
General information | |
Location | Bryn, Wigan England |
Coordinates | 53.4996°N 2.6477°W / 53.4996; -2.6477 |
Grid reference | SD571005 |
Managed by | Northern Trains |
Transit authority | Greater Manchester |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | BYN |
Classification | DfT category F1 |
History | |
Opened | 1 December 1869 |
Original company | Lancashire Union Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Passengers | |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
The station is the only unstaffed one on the Huyton-to-Wigan line, being outside the Merseytravel area (but within that of Transport for Greater Manchester). 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]
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]
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.
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]
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Garswood | Northern Trains Liverpool to Wigan Line |
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Garswood | London and North Western Railway Lancashire Union Railway |
Wigan | ||
Amberswood (Hindley) |
Railway stations in Greater Manchester | |
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Bolton | |
Bury |
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Manchester (Manchester station group in italics) |
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Oldham |
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Rochdale |
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Salford |
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Stockport |
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Tameside |
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Trafford |
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Wigan | |
† stations on the East Lancashire Railway (heritage)
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