Bryn railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of Bryn in Ashton-in-Makerfield,

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, England. The station is situated on the electrified

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northeast of

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and south of Wigan. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by

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Facilities

The station is the only unstaffed one on the

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-to-Wigan line, being outside the

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area (but within that of

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). 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

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

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on its 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.Network Rail
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Railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan DfT Category F1 stations Former London and North Western Railway stations Northern franchise railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1869 Ashton-in-Makerfield {{GreaterManchester-railstation-stub