. ▁ ▁History ▁Tr inity ▁Street ▁station ▁opened ▁when ▁the ▁Manchester ▁and ▁Bol ton ▁Railway ▁completed ▁its ▁route ▁to ▁S alf ord ▁Central ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁The ▁line ▁extended ▁to ▁Manchester ▁Victoria ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁ ▁This ▁line ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁Pr eston ▁by ▁the ▁Bol ton ▁and ▁Pr eston ▁Railway ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁The ▁route ▁north wards , ▁now ▁the ▁Rib ble ▁Valley ▁Line , ▁to ▁Black burn ▁followed ▁four ▁years ▁later , ▁whilst ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁and ▁B ury ▁Railway ' s ▁arrival ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁gave ▁the ▁town ▁links ▁east ward ▁to ▁B ury ▁& ▁Ro ch dale ▁and ▁west wards ▁to ▁W igan ▁& ▁Liverpool . ▁These ▁lines ▁had ▁all ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Lanc ash ire ▁and ▁York shire ▁Railway ▁system ▁by ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁network ▁of ▁routes ▁radi ating ▁from ▁Bol ton ▁has ▁remained ▁largely ▁un changed ▁to ▁this ▁day , ▁the ▁one ▁exception ▁being ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁Ro ch dale ▁which ▁closed ▁on ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁Through ▁trains ▁to ▁Liverpool ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁with ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁Liverpool ▁Exchange ▁station , ▁but ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁W igan ▁remains ▁open . ▁Tra ins ▁to ▁Manchester ▁Pic c ad illy ▁and ▁beyond ▁began ▁running ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁W inds or ▁Link . ▁ ▁Autom atic ▁ticket ▁bar riers ▁have ▁been