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Borderlands line

The Borderlands line (Welsh: Llinell y Gororau or Lein y Gororau), also known as the Bidston–Wrexham or Wrexham–Bidston line, is a railway line between Bidston on the Wirral Peninsula in England and Wrexham Central in the north-east of Wales. Passenger train services are part of the Wales & Borders franchise and are operated by Transport for Wales Rail.…

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Owner
Network Rail
Connecting lines
Shrewsbury–Chester line · North Wales Coast line · Wirral line (Merseyrail)
Line length
27 mi (43 km)
Locale
Wrexham County Borough · Flintshire · Cheshire · Merseyside
Native name
Llinell y Gororau · Lein y Gororau · Llinell Wrecsam–Bidston · Llinell Wrecsam–Lerpwl (since 2025)
Number of tracks
Double track throughout except Wrexham General to Wrexham Central

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Borderlands line

Nodes102
Edges101
Triples43
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019608
Components1

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Borderlands line

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related to Battery trains · 10
Borderlands line → Borderlands, Electrostar, February, It, January, March, Mayflower, Network Rail, The, This
Locale · 4
Borderlands line → Cheshire, Flintshire, Merseyside, Wrexham County Borough
Native name · 4
Borderlands line → Lein y Gororau, Llinell Wrecsam–Bidston, Llinell Wrecsam–Lerpwl (since 2025), Llinell y Gororau
Connecting lines · 3
Borderlands line → North Wales Coast line, Shrewsbury–Chester line, Wirral line (Merseyrail)
Other names · 3
Borderlands line → Bidston–Wrexham line, Wrexham–Bidston line, Wrexham–Liverpool line (since 2025)
Route map · 3
Borderlands line → e, t, v
Rolling stock · 2
Borderlands line → Class 197, Class 230 D-Train
Termini · 2
Borderlands line → Bidston (Birkenhead), Wrexham Central
Line length · 1
Borderlands line → 27 mi (43 km)
Number of tracks · 1
Borderlands line → Double track throughout except Wrexham General to Wrexham Central

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line wales services trains transport class wrexham liverpool north bidston rail would network 2022 increase merseyrail electrification stations passenger may

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Borderlands lineConnecting linesShrewsbury–Chester line1.00infobox
Borderlands lineConnecting linesNorth Wales Coast line1.00infobox
Borderlands lineConnecting linesWirral line (Merseyrail)1.00infobox
Borderlands lineLine length27 mi (43 km)1.00infobox
Borderlands lineLocaleWrexham County Borough1.00infobox
Borderlands lineLocaleFlintshire1.00infobox
Borderlands lineLocaleCheshire1.00infobox
Borderlands lineLocaleMerseyside1.00infobox
Borderlands lineNative nameLlinell y Gororau1.00infobox
Borderlands lineNative nameLein y Gororau1.00infobox
Borderlands lineNative nameLlinell Wrecsam–Bidston1.00infobox
Borderlands lineNative nameLlinell Wrecsam–Lerpwl (since 2025)1.00infobox
Borderlands lineNumber of tracksDouble track throughout except Wrexham General to Wrexham Central1.00infobox
Borderlands lineOperatorTransport for Wales1.00infobox
Borderlands lineOther namesBidston–Wrexham line1.00infobox
Borderlands lineOther namesWrexham–Bidston line1.00infobox
Borderlands lineOther namesWrexham–Liverpool line (since 2025)1.00infobox
Borderlands lineOwnerNetwork Rail1.00infobox
Borderlands lineRolling stockClass 230 D-Train1.00infobox
Borderlands lineRolling stockClass 1971.00infobox
Borderlands lineRoute mapv1.00infobox
Borderlands lineRoute mapt1.00infobox
Borderlands lineRoute mape1.00infobox
Borderlands lineStations15, with Wrexham General and Shotton as interchanges with mainline services, and Bidston connecting with Merseyrail1.00infobox
Borderlands lineStatusOpen to passenger and freight use1.00infobox
Borderlands lineSystemNational Rail Wales and Borders franchise1.00infobox
Borderlands lineTerminiWrexham Central1.00infobox
Borderlands lineTerminiBidston (Birkenhead)1.00infobox
Borderlands lineTrack gauge.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .de…1.00infobox
Borderlands lineTypeHeavy rail1.00infobox

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