Bryn railway station


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 to Wigan Line northeast of Liverpool Lime Street and 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. 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. 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.

Services

Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is a half-hourly service to northbound and Liverpool Lime Street southbound. Evenings there is an hourly service in each direction.
From 10 December 2017 there has been an hourly service on Sundays, to northbound and Liverpool Lime Street southbound for the first time in many years.

History

The station was opened on 1 December 1869 by the Lancashire Union Railway on their route between St Helens and via Wigan and. 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. This allows electric trains to operate from Bryn to Liverpool, St Helens and Wigan. Electrification was completed in May 2015.