Trains to Rainford

Rainford railway station serves the little community of the same name in the heart of Merseyside. It was constructed in the mid-19^th century as Rainford Junction along the Skelmersdale Branch. Later, the line was taken over by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway a year later. It was used to transport both passengers and goods, though freighter services were axed in the early ‘60s. In the mid ‘70s, the station was renamed to simply Rainford. Today, the two platforms are managed and run along with the trains by Northern. It’s an unstaffed station with no facilities for buying tickets, so they must either be bought online in advance or on board the station. Unfortunately, the old station buildings were demolished in the ‘90s, but there are basic shelters on both sides of the tracks, a footbridge and timetable posters. There’s one direct departure to Kirby an hour in just 10 minutes and Manchester Victoria in 1 hour 3 minutes.

When you step off in Rainford, you could catch one of the games at the Rainford X Sports & Social Club, practise your serve at the Rainford Tennis Club or hole up in one of the cosy pubs and linger of a glass of wine or a craft beer. 

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