Borderlands Line

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Borderlands Line
Principal stations (from south to north) Wrexham Central
Wrexham General
(for Shrewsbury-Chester Line)
Gwersyllt
Cefn-y-Bedd
Caergwrle
Hope
Penyffordd
Buckley
Hawarden
Shotton
(for North Wales Coast Line)
Hawarden Bridge
Neston
Heswall
Upton
Bidston
(for Wirral Line)

Diagram map of Borderlands Line interconnections and stations

The Borderlands Line is the name given to the railway line between Wrexham, Wales, and Bidston, Wirral, England.

The southern part of the line was built by the Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway (WMCQR). The northern part of the line was built by the North Wales and Liverpool Railway, a joint committee between the WMCQR and Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (which later became the Great Central Railway).

Current passenger services are operated by Arriva Trains Wales, between Wrexham Central and Bidston stations. Trains run every 60 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes and every 2hrs after 18:45 and on Sundays. Connections can be made with other National Rail services at Bidston (for Merseyrail services to West Kirby, Birkenhead and Liverpool), Shotton (for Chester and the North Wales Coast Line) and Wrexham General (for the Shrewsbury-Chester Line).

Various proposals exist to electrify some or all of the Borderlands Line and incorporate it into the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network, allowing through services to Birkenhead and Liverpool and the possible introductions of three new stations at Deeside Industrial Park, Woodchurch and Beechwood however nothing definitive has been confirmed, only plans.

Route

The towns and villages served by the line are listed below.

External links

[http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] Railway lines in Wales:'''
Main lines:	Gloucester-Newport Line North Wales Coast Line South Wales Main Line Welsh Marches Line


Commuter lines:		Butetown Branch	City Line	Coryton Line	Ebbw Valley Line	Maesteg Line
Commuter lines:		Merthyr Line	Rhondda Line	Rhymney Line	Vale of Glamorgan Line


Rural lines:	Borderlands Line Cambrian Line Conwy Valley Line Heart of Wales Line Shrewsbury-Chester Line West Wales Line

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Railway lines in Northern England:'''

Main lines: Cross Country Route (MR)>Cross-Country Route   East Coast Main Line   Midland Main Line   West Coast Main Line
Hope Valley Line   Liverpool-Manchester Line    Manchester-Preston Line   Settle-Carlisle Line

Commuter lines: Airedale Line Blackburn to Bolton Line>Blackburn-Bolton Line   Caldervale Line   Mid-Cheshire Line   Dearne Valley Line
East Lancashire Line   Glossop Line   Hallam Line   Harrogate Line   Huddersfield Line
Lancaster-Heysham Line   Leeds-Bradford Lines   Liverpool-Wigan Line    Manchester Airport Line
Manchester-Southport Line   Northern Line (Merseyrail)   Oldham Loop Line   Northallerton-Eaglescliffe Line   Ormskirk Branch Line
Pontefract Line   Sheffield-Hull Line   Sheffield-Lincoln Line   Stockport-Stalybridge Line
Wakefield Line   Warrington Link Line   Wharfedale Line   Wirral Line   York & Selby Lines

Rural lines: Barton Line   Borderlands Line   Buxton Line   Cumbrian Coast Line   Doncaster to Lincoln Line>Doncaster-Lincoln Line
Durham Coast Line   Esk Valley Line   Furness Line   Hull-York Line
Oxenholme-Windermere Line   Penistone Line   Ribble Valley Line   Tees Valley Line
Tyne Valley Line   Yorkshire Coast Line

[http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] Railway lines in Northern England:'''
Main lines:	Cross Country Route (MR)>Cross-Country Route East Coast Main Line Midland Main Line West Coast Main Line Hope Valley Line Liverpool-Manchester Line Manchester-Preston Line Settle-Carlisle Line
Commuter lines:	Airedale Line Blackburn to Bolton Line>Blackburn-Bolton Line Caldervale Line Mid-Cheshire Line Dearne Valley Line East Lancashire Line Glossop Line Hallam Line Harrogate Line Huddersfield Line Lancaster-Heysham Line Leeds-Bradford Lines Liverpool-Wigan Line Manchester Airport Line Manchester-Southport Line Northern Line (Merseyrail) Oldham Loop Line Northallerton-Eaglescliffe Line Ormskirk Branch Line Pontefract Line Sheffield-Hull Line Sheffield-Lincoln Line Stockport-Stalybridge Line Wakefield Line Warrington Link Line Wharfedale Line Wirral Line York & Selby Lines
Rural lines:	Barton Line Borderlands Line Buxton Line Cumbrian Coast Line Doncaster to Lincoln Line>Doncaster-Lincoln Line Durham Coast Line Esk Valley Line Furness Line Hull-York Line Oxenholme-Windermere Line Penistone Line Ribble Valley Line Tees Valley Line Tyne Valley Line Yorkshire Coast Line

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