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Earlestown
Earlestown station buildings viewed from platform 1
Location
Place Earlestown
Local authority St Helens
Grid reference SJ575951
Operations
Station code ERL
Managed by Northern Rail
Platforms in use 5
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 0. Earlestown forms the western part of the former urban district of Newton-le-Willows, but is now in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, The Metropolitan Borough of St Helens is a Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England. Northern Rail (often referred to simply as Northern) is a Train operating company that has operated local passenger services in the north of England 220 million
Passenger Transport Executive
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Zone A1
History
1830 Opened
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Earlestown station ticket office
Earlestown station ticket office

Earlestown railway station is a railway station at Earlestown near Newton-le-Willows in Merseyside, England. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains Earlestown forms the western part of the former urban district of Newton-le-Willows, but is now in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, Newton-le-Willows is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England. Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

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Overview

The station lies on the former Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which was opened on 15 September 1830. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR was the world's first inter-city passenger Railway in which all the trains were timetabled and were hauled for most of the distance Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display On 25 July 1831 the Warrington and Newton Railway was opened for public use, making a junction at a point in the township of Newton, facing in the direction of Liverpool. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a The Warrington and Newton Railway (W&NR was an early railway company in England. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary

The surviving Earlestown station buildings were constructed around 1835 on the original site, at the point of intersection of these two early railways, incidentally forming the first steam railway junction, which was given the name Newton Junction. The locality was soon selected as the site of the company's carriage and wagon works, and thus developed into something of a 'company town', which was given the name "Earlestown" after James Hardman Earle, a director of the Liverpool and Manchester company. There was also a branch to a local colliery.

The junction had very tight curvature and this caused problems - instructions were issued on the maximum speed at which trains could go from one line to another. The original building now forms the (currently unused) waiting room of Earlestown Station.

The Grand Junction Railway (GJR) absorbed the Warrington and Newton company as of 31 December 1834 and from the GJR's completion of their trunk line from Birmingham on 4 July 1837 used it to access the Liverpool and Manchester line. The Grand Junction Railway (GJR was an early railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed between 1833 and 1846 Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common A new "Curve" was built at Newton Junction so that trains could run towards Manchester; this gave the station a triangular formation with six platforms.

The method of operation involved the despatch of a Grand Junction train from both Liverpool and Manchester to meet at Earlestown. These were joined together and continued as one train to Birmingham. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Both portions conveyed through carriages (after 1839) to London The Grand Junction trains arriving from Birmingham were usually split at Warrington (Bank Quay), and passed through Earlestown as separate Liverpool and Manchester trains. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Warrington Bank Quay railway station is a mainline Railway station serving the UK town of Warrington.

The London and North Western Railway later operated their main line service to the Scottish border by way of Earlestown and Parkside, utilising a short section of the old Liverpool and Manchester line. The London and North Western Railway (LNWR L&NWR was a Railway company of the United Kingdom which existed between 1846 and 1922 This inconvenient routing was eliminated by the construction of the Golborne cut-off, a direct connection avoiding Earlestown. However, the original route was wired up as part of the West Coast Main Line electrification, since it was then used by a few trains stopping at Earlestown. The West Coast Main Line (WCML is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom.

In contemporary times, there are frequent services to Liverpool (Lime Street), Manchester (Victoria and Piccadilly), Warrington (Bank Quay), Chester and then via the North Wales Coast Line to Llandudno. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Liverpool Lime Street railway station on Lime Street is a mainline and underground Railway station serving the city centre of Liverpool, England Manchester Victoria station is the second of Manchester 's mainline railway stations Manchester Piccadilly station, known locally as just Piccadilly, is the principal railway station of Manchester in England. Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England. Chester is the County town of Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77040 Llandudno (pronounced /ɬan'dɪdnɔ/ is a Seaside resort and Town in Conwy, Wales. The line through the 'curve' is still electrified as part of the spur between Winwick Junction (on the West Coast Mainline north of Warrington) and Golborne Junction (south of Wigan, where the main line is rejoined). There are no regular electric passenger services through Earlestown or Newton le Willows, only diverted electric trains use this route when necessary.

Earlestown station is regarded as having the oldest railway station building in the world that has survived on an operational passenger station and also as having in "The Junction" the world's first stationary turntable (the familiar turning triangle or "Y") and it is also connected to one of the world's first railway viaducts.

Service Summary

Calling at: Newton-le-Willows, Patricroft, Eccles, Manchster Victoria (where crew change over), Ashton-under-Lyne and Stalybridge
Calling at: St Helens Junction, Lea Green, Rainhill, Whiston, Huyton, Roby, Broad Green, Wavertree Technology Park, Edge Hill and Liverpool Lime Street
Calling at: Warrington Bank Quay only
or
Calling at: St Helens Junction, Lea Green, Rainhill, Whiston, Huyton, Roby, Broad Green, Wavertree Technology Park, Edge Hill and Liverpool Lime Street
Calling at: Newton-le-Willows, Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Piccadilly
Calling at: Warrington BQ, Runcorn East, Frodsham, Helsby, Chester (some services terminate), Prestatyn, Rhyl, Colwyn Bay, Llandudno Junction, Deganwy and Llandudno
Bangor and Holyhead

References

External links

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Newton-le-Willows   Arriva Trains Wales
Chester to Manchester Line		   Warrington Bank Quay
Warrington Bank Quay   Northern Rail
Liverpool to Manchester Line
(Warrington spur)		   St Helens Junction
Newton-le-Willows   Northern Rail
Liverpool to Manchester Line
(Northern route)		   St Helens Junction
National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC Newton-le-Willows railway station is a Railway station in the town of Newton-le-Willows, in the borough of St Helens in the north-west of England Arriva Trains Wales (Trenau Arriva Cymru is a train operating company that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches Warrington Bank Quay railway station is a mainline Railway station serving the UK town of Warrington. Warrington Bank Quay railway station is a mainline Railway station serving the UK town of Warrington. Northern Rail (often referred to simply as Northern) is a Train operating company that has operated local passenger services in the north of England There are two Liverpool to Manchester Lines between the cities of Liverpool and Manchester in the north-west of England. St Helens Junction railway station is a Railway station serving the town of St Helens, Merseyside, England. Newton-le-Willows railway station is a Railway station in the town of Newton-le-Willows, in the borough of St Helens in the north-west of England Northern Rail (often referred to simply as Northern) is a Train operating company that has operated local passenger services in the north of England There are two Liverpool to Manchester Lines between the cities of Liverpool and Manchester in the north-west of England. St Helens Junction railway station is a Railway station serving the town of St Helens, Merseyside, England.
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