Roby is a stop on the Liverpool-Manchester Line on Merseyside between
Broad Green and
Huyton.
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| Northern 319 367 at Roby |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Liverpool-Manchester Line) |
| Station code: |
ROB |
| Opened: |
1830 |
| Platforms: |
4 |
The station was opened by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in 1830, and is one of the oldest railway stations in the world. It was opened as
Roby Lane Gate, losing the two suffixes at a later date. The station has four platforms from early on though lost two of them (and the lines they supported) in the 1970s. The platforms and lines were reinstated when the Liverpool-Manchester Line was electrified in 2015.
The station has a staffed ticket office. Access between the platforms is via a subway. The station is managed by Northern on behalf of Merseytravel. There are usually four trains in each direction every hour between
Liverpool Lime Street and
Wigan North Western,
Manchester Piccadilly or
Manchester Airport. Some trains also go through to
Blackpool North.
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| Subway |
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| 319 361 departs |
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| Lifts which allow for step free access |
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| View down the platform, main station building on the left |
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| Modern shelter |
