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;
Stations	5
Service
System	National Rail
Services	Wirral Line; Ellesmere Port–Helsby(–Warrington);
Operator(s)	Merseyrail; Northern Trains;
Depot(s)	Allerton TMD; Birkenhead North TMD
Rolling stock	Class 777; Class 150
History
Opened	1863
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	60 mph (95 km/h) (except Hooton and Helsby)
Route map
Route map
	Chester & Birkenhead Rly
	to Rock Ferry North Junction
	Chester & Birkenhead Rly
	to Chester West Junction
	West End Sidings,
	Eastham Oil Terminal
	West Cheshire Railway
	to Northwich
	Chester–Warrington line
	to Chester
	Chester–Warrington line
	to Warrington Bank Quay
	Wirral line
	to Hooton
	Ellesmere Port
	East Sidings
	West Cheshire Railway
	to Mouldsworth
	Chester to Manchester Line
	to Chester
	1565 yd
	1431 m
	West Coast Main Line
	to Crewe
	West Coast Main Line
	to Carlisle
	Timings are from Ellesmere Port

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.