Manchester and Southport Railway

Manchester and Southport Railway

Overview
Locale	Greater Manchester Lancashire Merseyside North West England
Dates of operation	22 July 1847–3 July 1854
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Legend Southport London Street Southport Chapel Street Liverpool, Crosby & Southport Rly to Liverpool Southport Central Southport Ash Street St Luke's West Lancashire Railway to Preston Meols Cop Butts Lane Halt Blowick Liverpool, Southport & Preston Jn Rly to Altcar Bescar Lane New Lane Burscough Bridge Burscough Curves Liverpool, Ormskirk & Preston Rly Liverpool     Preston Hoscar Moss Newburgh Appley Bridge Gathurst Liverpool and Bury Railway to Liverpool North Union Railway to Preston Wigan (2nd station...1860-1896) Wigan Wallgate (since 1896)} Wigan North Western Wigan (1st station...1848-1860) North Union Railway to Warrington Ince Lancashire Union Railway St Helens     Blackburn L&YR Pemberton Loop to Liverpool Hindley Crow Nest Junction Liverpool and Bury Railway to Bolton Daisy Hill Bolton and Leigh Railway Leigh     Bolton Hag Fold Atherton Central L&NWR Tyldesley Loopline Eccles     Bolton Walkden Moorside and Wardley Swinton Pendlebury Irlams o' th' Height Manchester and Bolton Railway to Bolton via Agecroft Pendleton (Broad Street) Manchester and Bolton Railway to Bolton via Brindle Heath Windsor Bridge Junction Salford Crescent Liverpool and Manchester Railway to Liverpool Lines to Manchester Piccadilly via Ordsall Chord Oldfield Road Salford Central Manchester Exchange Manchester Victoria This diagram: view talk edit

The Manchester and Southport Railway in England was formed by an Act of 22 July 1847 to link Manchester and Southport.^{[act 1]} Before the line opened it was acquired jointly by the L&YR and the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) on 3 July 1854.^{[act 2][3]}

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