Hillside railway station
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| Hillside | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Birkdale | ||
| Local authority | Sefton | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Merseyrail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.159 million | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | Merseytravel | ||
| Zone | D | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1848 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hillside (source) | |||
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Hillside railway station serves the southern half of the Birkdale area of Southport, England. It is located on the Southport branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line.
It is the closest station to the golf course, Royal Birkdale, and is extremely busy when major events (such as the Open Championship) are held there.
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[edit] History
Hillside 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] Facilities
Safety and security features at this station include cycle storage, CCTV, an induction loop is installed, shelters and seats and a public telephone. There is no wheelchair access at this station, access to the platforms is limited to only stairs, but the nearest station that has disabled access is Ainsdale. The ticket office is always staffed by at least one member of staff from before start of service and 15 minutes from the end of service.
[edit] Future
Plans are already in progress for an extensive refurbisment of the station for when the Open Championship is held at the nearby Royal Birkdale golf course in 2008.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Hillside railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Hillside railway station from Multimap.com
- Station information from Merseyrail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsdale | Merseyrail Northern Line |
Birkdale | ||
| 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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