Meols railway station
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- Not to be confused with Meols Cop railway station.
| Meols | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Meols |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Merseyrail |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Annual entry/exit 02/03 | 0.158 million * |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | B |
| History | |
| 1866 1938 |
Opened Rebuilt/Electrified |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| * based on sales of tickets in 2002/03 financial year which end or originate at Meols. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Meols railway station is situated in Meols, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It lies on the West Kirby branch of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network.
[edit] History
Meols was one of the original stations on the Hoylake Railway, opening in 1866. The Hoylake Railway became part of the Wirral Railway in 1883, which subsequently became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. Through services to Liverpool began in 1938, when the line was electrified. The station was rebuilt to coincide with this.
[edit] Services
Current services are every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime) to West Kirby and Liverpool. At other times, trains operate every 30 minutes.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Meols railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Meols railway station from Multimap.com
- Station information from Merseyrail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Road | Merseyrail Wirral Line |
Moreton | ||
| Merseyrail Wirral Line Stations | |
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| 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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