West Allerton railway station
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| West Allerton | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Allerton | ||
| Local authority | Liverpool | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 4 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.023 million | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | Merseyside | ||
| Zone | C | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at West Allerton. | |||
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West Allerton railway station serves the suburb of Allerton, Liverpool in the north west of England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Rail.
There are 4 platforms, 2 of which, platforms 1 and 2, are located on the fast lines and are where most trains stop. 3 & 4 are on the slow lines and are used infrequently, mainly where faster services are booked to overtake stopping services on this stretch of line (This is most common in the Liverpool-bound direction). The platform layout consists of 3 structures:
- Platform 1 - single faced, on the Up Fast line.
- Platform 2-3 - double faced, between the Down Fast line & Up Slow lines.
- Platform 4 - single faced, on the Down Slow line.
All platforms have a basic glass and metal shelter approximately half way along, the centre platform (2-3) is fully enclosed, where as the outer platforms have single sided ones. Help points are provided for emergency use and for train running information.
The station building on the over bridge has a staffed booking office that is open during hours when trains are serving the station, this is operated by Northern Rail the station operator.
Services are roughly hourly in each direction, towards Mossley Hill and Liverpool Lime Street to the west and towards Liverpool South Parkway and Manchester Oxford Road in the east. Extra service stop during peak periods.
To the south is Allerton station, a former railway station which closed in 2005 to make way for Liverpool South Parkway which opened in 2006.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for West Allerton railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of West Allerton railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Oxford Road |
Northern Rail (Liverpool to Manchester Line) (Southern Route) |
Mossley Hill towards Liverpool Lime Street |
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