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unusual facts about London Euston



Atherstone railway station

It is located on the Trent Valley section of the West Coast Main Line, exactly 102 miles from London Euston station, as a placard on an adjacent building announces.

Belfast Central railway station

The line is also used by rail passengers changing at Dublin Connolly onto the DART to Dún Laoghaire for the Stena Line ferry to Holyhead, or travelling to Dublin Port for the Irish Ferries to Holyhead, and then by train along the North Wales Coast Line to London Euston and other destinations in England and Wales.

First North Western

First North Western operated services from Rochdale and Manchester Airport to London Euston from 1997 until 1999.

Grayrigg

On 23 February 2007, Lambrigg Crossovers, south of Grayrigg was the site of the Grayrigg derailment, a fatal derailment involving a Virgin Trains service from London Euston to Glasgow Central.

Leeds and Bradford Railway

The line and the two termini opened on 1 July 1846, with hourly services between the two and some direct services from Bradford to London Euston via Derby and Rugby.

London Midland Region of British Railways

In the 1960s, the West Coast Main Line was electrified between London Euston and Crewe, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham.

Stafford to Manchester Line

Virgin Trains operate inter-city services between London Euston via the Colwich spur to Stoke-on-Trent, Macclesfield, Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly.


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