St Michaels railway station
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| St Michaels | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | St Michael's Hamlet | ||
| Local authority | Liverpool | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | STM | ||
| Managed by | Merseyrail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.289 million | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | Merseytravel | ||
| Zone | C1 | ||
| History | |||
| 1864 1972 1978 |
Opened Closed Reopened |
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| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at St Michaels from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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St Michaels railway station is a railway station in St Michael's Hamlet, Liverpool, England, on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail suburban system. It is situated near, but not on St Michael's Road, Aigburth.
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[edit] Description
The main station building is at street level and stepped ramps, built for the Liverpool Garden Festival in 1984, lead down to the platforms, which are in a cutting. This building contains the ticket office and a vending machine. There is free parking outside for four cars and at least two bicycles.
[edit] History
The station opened in 1864 as part of the Garston and Liverpool Railway line between Brunswick and Garston Dock. In 1865 the station and line were incorporated into the Cheshire Lines Committee.
The station closed in 1972 but reopened in 1978 as part of the Kirkby-Garston line of the Merseyrail system. The reopening of the station was part funded by Marks and Spencers, because of its name, and this is recognised by a plaque that can still be seen there. Services were extended from Garston to Hunts Cross in 1983, and diverted to Southport instead of Kirkby in 1984.
From 11 December 2006 the Monday-Saturday evening service was increased to run every 15 minutes, instead of half-hourly as previously.
[edit] Services
Trains operate every 15 minutes, Monday-Saturday to Southport via Liverpool Central to the north, and Hunts Cross to the south. On Sundays, services are every 30 minutes in each direction.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Aigburth | Merseyrail Northern Line |
Brunswick | ||
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for St Michaels railway station from National Rail
- Station information from Merseyrail
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