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The Liverpool to Wigan Line is a railway line in the north-west of England, running between Liverpool Lime Street station and Wigan North Western via St Helens Central. ==Description== The route from Liverpool, running east follows part of the Northern section of the Liverpool to Manchester line up to Huyton Junction; where it branches north-eastwards, routing via Prescot and St Helens Central, then to Ince Moss Junction. Here, the line joins the West Coast Main Line near Springs Branch and runs on to Wigan North Western. The route sees service from three passenger trains per hour in both directions between Liverpool and Wigan. Following the 17 May 2015 timetable changeover, it is now usually operated by Northern Rail 4-Car Class 319 electric units. The frequency of three per hour comprises two local stopping services and one longer distance express. The longer distance service used to continue from Liverpool South Parkway/Liverpool Lime Street on to Blackpool North operating a limited stop service of Huyton, St Helens Central and Wigan in the Liverpool to Wigan leg of its journey. However, as of 5 October 2015, Northern Rail have extended the electrified section of this route as far as Preston. This service from Liverpool to Preston is now operated by Northern Rail 4-Car Class 319 electric units. As the Preston to Blackpool section of that route is not yet electrified, Northern Rail has decided to split this service. In order to provide a link to Blackpool North, the existing Hazel Grove to Preston DMU service has been extended to Blackpool North and therefore Blackpool-bound passengers will now for some period of time need to change trains at Preston. For local passenger transport, these routes are branded as a significant sections of Merseytravel's City Line routes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Liverpool to Wigan Line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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