Birkdale railway station
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| Birkdale | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Birkdale | ||
| Local authority | Sefton | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Merseyrail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.252 million | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | Merseytravel | ||
| Zone | D | ||
| History | |||
| 1848 | Opened | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Birkdale (source) | |||
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Birkdale railway station serves the Birkdale suburb of Southport, England. The station is located on the Southport branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line.
[edit] History
Birkdale opened in 1848 as an intermediate station on the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway. It became part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1904, who took over from the LCSR. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway amalgamated with the London and North Western Railway on 1 January 1922 and in turn was Grouped into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. Nationalisation followed in 1948 and in 1978 the station became part of the Merseyrail Network's Northern Line (operated by British Rail until privatised in 1995).
[edit] Services
Trains run to either Southport or Liverpool Central and Hunts Cross at 15 minute frequencies Monday-Saturday daytime. During the evenings and on summer Sundays, trains run to Southport and Liverpool Central every 15 minutes, but every 30 minutes to Hunts Cross.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Birkdale railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Birkdale railway station from Multimap.com
- Station information from Merseyrail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside towards Hunts Cross |
Merseyrail Northern Line |
Southport towards Southport |
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| Merseyrail Northern Line Stations | |
|---|---|
| Hunts Cross – Southport Branch | |
| Hunts Cross Liverpool South Parkway Cressington Aigburth St Michaels Brunswick Liverpool Central Moorfields Sandhills Bank Hall Bootle Oriel Road Bootle New Strand Seaforth & Litherland Waterloo Blundellsands & Crosby Hall Road Hightown Formby Freshfield Ainsdale Hillside Birkdale Southport |
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| Ormskirk Branch | |
| Liverpool Central Moorfields Sandhills Kirkdale Walton Orrell Park Aintree Old Roan Maghull Town Green Aughton Park Ormskirk |
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| Kirkby Branch | |
| Liverpool Central Moorfields Sandhills Kirkdale Rice Lane Fazakerley Kirkby | |
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