Hooton–Helsby line

Hooton–Helsby line
Hooton–Helsby line
	Wirral Line train (left) and train to Helsby (right) at Ellesmere Port.
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
ELR	HHJ
Locale	Cheshire; North West England
Termini	Hooton; Helsby;
Service
System	National Rail
Services	Wirral Line; Ellesmere Port–Helsby(–Warrington);
Operator(s)	Merseyrail; Northern Trains;
History
Opened	1863
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
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The Hooton–Helsby line is a railway line in the north-west of England that runs from Hooton on the Chester–Birkenhead line to the village and junction station at Helsby where it joins the Chester–Warrington line.

Hooton South Jn–Helsby Jn

Chester and Birkenhead Railway

to Rock Ferry North Jn

Hooton

0 02

Hooton South Jn

Chester and Birkenhead Railway

to Chester West Jn

1 47

Little Sutton

2 28

Overpool

West End Sidings,

Eastham Oil Terminal

3 44

Ellesmere Port

East End Sidings

5 67

Stanlow & Thornton

6 66

Ince & Elton

West Cheshire Railway

to Northwich

Chester–Warrington line

to Chester

8 60

Helsby

8 67

Helsby Jn

Chester–Warrington line

to Warrington Bank Quay

Ellesmere Port
to Warrington Line

Wirral Line

to Hooton

0:00

Ellesmere Port

M53 motorway

0:02

Ellesmere Port

East Sidings

0:04

Stanlow and Thornton

0:07

Ince and Elton

M56 motorway

West Cheshire Railway

to Mouldsworth

Chester to Manchester Line

to Chester

0:10

Helsby

0:15

Frodsham

Halton Curve to Runcorn

Sutton Tunnel

1565 yd

1431 m

0:20

Runcorn East

West Coast Main Line

to Crewe

0:28

Warrington Bank Quay

West Coast Main Line

to Carlisle

Timings are from Ellesmere Port

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