Birchwood railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Birchwood |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BWD |
| Managed by | First TransPennine Express |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Annual entry/exit 04/05 | 0.366 million ** |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened July 1981 |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| ** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Birchwood. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Birchwood railway station is a railway station serving the Birchwood district to the North East of Warrington, in the north west of England. The station is operated by First TransPennine Express, and is on the southern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line. It is manned full-time (between 0610 and 2345 M-Sa and 0825 and 2320 Su). It is across from the main shopping complex and is well served by onward transportation to all parts of Birchwood and further afield.
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[edit] Service Pattern
[edit] Northern Rail
There are generally two local trains per hour in each direction, operated by Northern Rail, between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road.
Towards Manchester, trains call at:
- Glazebrook(1 train/two hours), Irlam (2tph), Flixton (1tph), Chassen Road (1 train/two hours), Urmston (2tph), Humphrey Park (1 train/two hours), Trafford Park (1 train/two hours), Deansgate (2tph), and Manchester Oxford Road
Towards Liverpool, trains call at:
- Padgate (1tph), Warrington Central (2tph), Sankey for Penketh (1tph), Widnes (2tph), Hough Green (2tph), Halewood (1tph), Hunts Cross (1tph), Liverpool South Parkway (2tph), West Allerton (1tph), Mossley Hill (2tph), Edge Hill (1tph) and Liverpool Lime Street
[edit] First TransPennine Express
First TransPennine Express operate an hourly express service in each direction, which continues beyond Manchester towards Leeds and the north east.
Towards the North-East trains call at:
- Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly, Stalybridge, Huddersfield, Leeds, York, Malton, Seamer, and Scarborough
Towards Liverpool trains call at:
[edit] Central Trains
Some peak-hour Central Trains services also stop at this station these are at 0719 and 0821 to Norwich via Manchester and 1757 to Liverpool from Norwich.
Trains to Norwich call at:
- Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Alfreton, Langley Mill, Nottingham, Netherfield, Radcliffe, Bingham, Aslockton, Bottesford, Grantham, Peterborough, Ely, Thetford, and Norwich
Trains to Liverpool call at:
[edit] Sunday Service
Sunday service is 2tph (train per hour)/direction, a Northern Rail, local service operates in each direction and a First TransPennine Express, again in each direction.
[edit] Northern Rail
Towards Manchester, trains call at:
Towards Liverpool, trains call at:
- Warrington Central, Widnes, Hough Green, Halewood, Hunts Cross, Liverpool South Parkway, West Allerton, Mossley Hill and Liverpool Lime Street
[edit] First TransPennine Express
As Normal route
[edit] Station Facilities
There is sheltered seating on the Liverpool-bound platform, and a ticket office with seating on the Manchester-bound platform, there is also a news kiosk open six days a week. A footbridge connects the two platforms. There is a bus stop outside and the station is close to the Birchwood shopping mall
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Birchwood railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Birchwood railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Manchester Oxford Road | First TransPennine Express (North TransPennine) |
Warrington Central | ||
| Glazebrook | Northern Rail (Liverpool to Manchester Line) |
Padgate | ||
| Manchester Oxford Road | Central Trains (Liverpool-Norwich) Peak Hours Only |
Warrington Central | ||
