Aintree | |
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Location | |
Place | Aintree |
Local authority | Sefton |
Operations | |
Station code | AIN |
Managed by | Merseyrail |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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Annual rail passenger usage | |
2004/05 * | 0.388 million |
2005/06 * | 0.377 million |
2006/07 * | 0.412 million |
2007/08 * | 0.473 million |
2008/09 * | 1.252 million |
2009/10 * | 1.173 million |
Passenger Transport Executive | |
PTE | Merseytravel |
Zone | C1/C3 |
History | |
2 April 1849 | Station opens |
? | Renamed Aintree Sefton Arms |
6 May 1968 | Renamed Aintree |
National Rail - UK railway stations | |
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Aintree from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Aintree railway station is a railway station in Aintree, Merseyside, England. It is on the Ormskirk branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line. The station's design reflects the fact it is the closest station to Aintree Racecourse, where the annual Grand National horse race takes place.
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Opened by the East Lancashire Railway, then by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways on behalf of the Merseyside PTE until the Privatisation of British Railways.
On Mondays to Saturdays, trains run every 15 minutes towards Liverpool Central and every 15 minutes towards Ormskirk. On race days, the trains have 6 carriages (two trains coupled together). During the Grand National meeting, additional trains run to the station from Liverpool city centre.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Orrell Park | Merseyrail Northern Line |
Old Roan | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Ford | Merseyrail North Mersey Branch |
Terminus |
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