Upton railway station

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Upton
Location
Place Upton
Local authority Wirral
Operations
Station code UPT
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 13,863
2005/06 * 14,662
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE Merseytravel
Zone B1
History
Key dates Opened 1896
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Upton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Upton railway station serves the village of Upton near Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. The station is situated on the Borderlands Line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Arriva Trains Wales.

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[edit] History

Upton Station was opened in 1896. The station used to have a booking office, on the road bridge, which spans the two platforms.[1] The booking office was removed during redevelopment of the station & expansion of the road bridge in the 1970's. Each platform, also, used to have its own waiting room. Adjacent to the station, on what is, presently, the site of a Somerfield supermarket, was a coal & goods yard.

[edit] Future

Proposals have been put forward, by Merseyrail, to electrify the track as part of the 'Borderlands Electrification' scheme. This would allow the station to serve as a part of a direct service to Liverpool.

Arriva Trains Wales have an 'Adopt a Station' initiative, Upton Station is, presently, on their list of unadopted stations & is available for adoption by a member, or members, of the public.

[edit] Services

From Monday to Saturday, there is an hourly service between Bidston and Wrexham Central. There is an irregular service on Sundays.

[edit] External links

Upton Station is on the list of stations available for adoption as part of the Adopt a Station initiative of Arriva Trains Wales.

[edit] References

  1. ^ p.59, Railway Stations of Wirral, Merseyside Railway History Group, 1994. ISBN 1-899241-02-7
  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Heswall   Arriva Trains Wales
Borderlands Line		   Bidston


Coordinates: 53°23′09″N 3°05′02″W / 53.38583, -3.08389

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