West Kirby railway station
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| West Kirby | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | West Kirby | ||
| Local authority | Wirral | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Merseyrail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.366 million | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | Merseytravel | ||
| Zone | B | ||
| History | |||
| 1878 1938 |
Opened Electrified |
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| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at West Kirby. | |||
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West Kirby railway station is situated in the town of West Kirby, Wirral, England. It is situated at the end of one of the branches of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network. The station has a cafe in the main building. The beach can be reached easily from the station.
The station was originally built in 1878 as the terminus of the Wirral Railway's route from Birkenhead Park station. Through services via the Mersey Railway Tunnel to Liverpool commenced in 1938, when the London Midland and Scottish Railway electrified the line.
Current service levels are every 15 minutes to Liverpool during Monday to Saturday daytime, and every 30 minutes at other times.
When the Open Golf Championship was held at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club (situated between West Kirby and Hoylake) in July 2006, services terminated at Hoylake station during the tournament. This was to allow competitors to cross the tracks from the practice course on one side to the championship course on the other. This caused some controversy locally, especially given the large increase in passengers during the championships.
[edit] Birkenhead Joint branch
In 1886, the Chester and Birkenhead Railway extended their line to West Kirby from Parkgate; this now meant there was a direct route from Hooton to West Kirby. The station was single platformed with a water tank at its southern end. The station closed to passengers in 1956 and completely closed in 1962. The route all the way to Hooton is now a footpath, known as The Wirral Way, which forms part of the Wirral Country Park.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for West Kirby railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of West Kirby railway station from Multimap.com
- Station information from Merseyrail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminates | Merseyrail Wirral Line |
Hoylake | ||
| Disused Railways | ||||
| Kirby Park | Wirral Railway Wirral Way |
Hoylake | ||
| Merseyrail Wirral Line Stations | |
|---|---|
| New Brighton Branch: | New Brighton Wallasey Grove Road Wallasey Village |
| West Kirby Branch: | West Kirby Hoylake Manor Road Meols Moreton Leasowe Bidston |
| Northern Branch: | Birkenhead North Birkenhead Park Conway Park |
| Liverpool Loop: | Hamilton Square James Street Moorfields Liverpool Lime Street Liverpool Central |
| Southern Branch: | Birkenhead Central Green Lane Rock Ferry Bebington Port Sunlight Spital Bromborough Rake Bromborough Eastham Rake Hooton |
| Chester Branch: | Capenhurst Bache Chester |
| Ellesmere Port Branch: | Little Sutton Overpool Ellesmere Port |
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