Kirkdale railway station
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| Kirkdale | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Kirkdale |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Merseyrail |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Annual entry/exit 04/05 | 0.411 million ** |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | C |
| History | |
| 1848 2000 |
Opened Refurbished |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| ** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Kirkdale. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Kirkdale railway station is a railway station in Kirkdale, Liverpool, England, located to the north of the city centre on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network. It acts as the interchange between the branches to Kirkby and Ormskirk; these lines diverge just north the station.
Kirkdale TMD, the largest depot on the Merseyrail Network, is located adjacent to the station.
[edit] History
It was built by the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway and Liverpool and Bury Railway at the start of their joint line into Liverpool, opening in 1848. In 1948 with the advent of British Rail, it became part of the Merseyrail Network's Northern Line.
The station was extensively refurbished in 2000 to provide an improved footbridge, new lifts on both platforms and a more modern atmosphere, similar to Wavertree Technology Park on the City Line. The refurbishment was several months behind schedule due to the contractor going bust before the project was complete.
[edit] Services
Trains operate every 15 minutes, Monday-Saturday daytime to either Kirkby or Ormskirk to the north, and every 5 or 10 minutes to Liverpool Central to the south. During the evenings and all day Sundays, services are every 30 minutes to Kirkby and Ormskirk, and every 15 minutes to Liverpool.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Kirkdale railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Kirkdale railway station from Multimap.com
- Station information from Merseyrail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandhills | Merseyrail Northern Line Liverpool Central-Ormskirk |
Walton | ||
| Merseyrail Northern Line Liverpool Central-Kirkby |
Rice Lane | |||
| 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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