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The Manchester to Southport Line is a railway line in the north-west of England, operated by Northern Rail, it was originally built as the Manchester and Southport Railway.
Starting at the city centre stations of Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria, it runs in a north-westerly direction through the suburbs and centres of the city of Salford and Wigan. It then proceeds in the same direction through the small rural villages of West Lancashire, before ending on the Irish Sea coast at the resort town of Southport
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- Southport - terminus, interchange for Merseyrail Northern Line services to south Sefton and Liverpool
- Meols Cop - suburban stop for eastern Southport
- Bescar Lane - village (cottage-style) stop for North Meols. Infrequent service.
- New Lane - village stop, also for Martin Mere. Infrequent service.
- Burscough Bridge - town stop, pedestrian interchange to Burscough Junction on Preston to Ormskirk branch line. Staffed station.
- Hoscar - village stop for Hoscar and Lathom. Infrequent service
- Parbold - for village of Parbold. Staffed station.
- Appley Bridge - suburban stop for Appley Bridge and western Wigan. Western boundary for GMPTE ticketing zone
- Gathurst - suburban stop for outskirts of Wigan, serves the nearby village of Shevington
- Wigan Wallgate - main stop for town of Wigan, interchange for services to Kirkby, Bolton and Rochdale. Pedestrian interchange to Wigan North Western for services to Birmingham, Glasgow and London.
- Ince - suburban stop for eastern Wigan. Infrequent service.
- Hindley - suburban stop for eastern Wigan. Interchange point for services to Bolton. Staffed station.
- Daisy Hill - suburban stop. Staffed station.
- Hag Fold - suburban stop. Staffed station.
- Atherton - stop for town of Atherton. Staffed station.
- Walkden - stop for Walkden and Worsley. Staffed station.
- Moorside - suburban stop. Staffed station.
- Swinton - stop for town of Swinton. Staffed station.
- Salford Crescent - main stop for city of Salford and the University of Salford, interchange for services to Bolton and Preston line and Ribble Valley Line services to Blackburn
- Salford Central - main stop for city of Salford, and for some districts of western Manchester
- Manchester Victoria - main stop for city of Manchester, and interchange for trans-pennine services and services to south Lancashire and Merseyside. Metrolink tram interchange to Manchester Piccadilly railway station for mainline intercity services.
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