Port Sunlight railway station
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| Port Sunlight | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Port Sunlight |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Merseyrail |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Annual entry/exit 02/03 | 0.181 million * |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | B |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| * based on sales of tickets in 2002/03 financial year which end or originate at Port Sunlight. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Port Sunlight railway station serves the Port Sunlight area of the Wirral, England, a so-called "model village" built for the workers of the nearby Lever Brothers soap factory. The station is situated on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network.
[edit] History
Port Sunlight station is on the former Chester and Birkenhead Railway, which opened in 1838.
Direct train services to Liverpool began in 1985, when the line between Rock Ferry and Hooton was electrified; previously passengers for Liverpool had to change at Rock Ferry. Further electrification in early 1990s allowed electric train services to be extended, first to Chester in 1993 and then Ellesmere Port in 1994.
[edit] Services
Trains operate every 15 minutes (all day, every day) in each direction. Northbound trains operate via Hamilton Square station in Birkenhead and the Mersey Railway Tunnel to Liverpool. Southbound trains continue to Hooton, from where trains continue every 30 minutes to each of Chester and Ellesmere Port.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Port Sunlight railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Port Sunlight railway station from Multimap.com
- Station information from Merseyrail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spital | Merseyrail Wirral Line |
Bebington | ||
| 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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