There once were four direct railway routes between Liverpool and Manchester in North West England; only two remain: the centre routes of the four. The most northerly and the most southerly of the four
A Northern Trains Class 156 leaving Mossley Hill station on the southern route
Liverpool Lime Street station, the terminus for both the northern and southern routes to Manchester.
Manchester Victoria station, the terminus for the northern Liverpool to Manchester route.
Manchester Piccadilly station, the terminus of both the northern and southern Liverpool to Manchester route.
Liverpool Lime Street is a railway station complex located on Lime Street, in Liverpool city centre, Merseyside, England. Although publicly a single and unified station, it is operationally divided in
Liverpool–Manchester lines
…The remaining two direct routes are: The northern route (Chat Moss line) from Liverpool Lime Street terminus station via Earlestown, Newton-le-Willows and Lea Green to Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly. This line follows the route of the…
Station entrance on Lime Street
A period depiction of the original Lime Street station frontage, circa 1839
Inward view of Liverpool Lime Street station, 1959
The station's frontage seen in 2006, including the Concourse House tower block and a row of shops, which were demolished in 2009