Heritage railway stations · North Wales
Rainhill railway station
Rainhill railway station — a Grade II*-listed railway station in wales-north, United Kingdom.
Stephen McKay — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Rainhill railway station is a Grade II*-listed building in wales-north, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Rainhill railway station serves the village of Rainhill in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the electrified northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line, forming part of the Liverpool City Line. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Trains on behalf of Merseytravel and are branded as Merseytravel services. Rainhill has an important place in railway history, as the location of the Rainhill Trials where the proposed designs of locomotive for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway were tested in competition.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 53.4171, -2.7665
- Official site
- rainhilltrials.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2634815 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rainhill railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rainhill railway station?
- Rainhill railway station is in North Wales, United Kingdom.
- Who owns Rainhill railway station?
- Rainhill railway station is owned by Northern Trains.
- Is Rainhill railway station a listed building?
- Rainhill railway station is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.