Rainford railway station
Rainford railway station is situated to the north of the village of Rainford, in Merseyside, England; it is a stop on the Kirkby branch line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Northern Trains.Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Rainford, St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
- Also known as: “Rainford Junction”, “Rainford Station”, and “RNF”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rainford High School and Upholland railway station.
Rainford High School
School
Rainford High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Rainford, Merseyside, England. It first opened in 1940 and continues to serve the communities of St Helens, West Lancashire, Wigan and Kirkby to this day. Rainford High School is situated 3,900 feet south of Rainford railway station.
Upholland railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Upholland railway station serves the small town of Up Holland in the southern Lancashire/Wigan boundary area of England. It is on the Kirkby branch line from Wigan Wallgate and means the service runs through three counties on its journey from Wigan to Kirkby. Upholland railway station is situated 2 miles east of Rainford railway station.
St Paul’s Church
Church
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Paul's Church is in Church Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ormskirk, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. St Paul’s Church is situated 2½ miles north of Rainford railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rainford and Skelmersdale.
Rainford
Village
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rainford is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England, 5 miles north of St Helens. At the 2011 Census, the population was 7,779.
Skelmersdale
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skelmersdale is a town in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. It sits on the River Tawd, 6 miles west of Wigan, 13 miles north-east of Liverpool and 15 miles south-west of Preston.
Longshaw
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longshaw is a small residential and agricultural area within Billinge Higher End at the western boundary of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. Longshaw is situated 3 miles east of Rainford railway station.
Rainford railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Rainford, St. Helens, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.51711° or 53° 31′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.78858° or 2° 47′ 19″ westElevation
200 feet (61 metres)Operator
Northern TrainsNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“RNF”Open location code
9C5VG686+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 30581728OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
2639692Wikidata ID
Q2420844
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Rainford railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Rainford”
- Dutch: “Station Rainford”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة راينفورد”
- French: “gare de Rainford”
- French: “Rainford”
- Urdu: “رین فورڈ ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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