| West Allerton | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Allerton |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WSA |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
|
| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 23,291 |
| 2005/06 * | 28,843 |
| 2006/07 * | 28,084 |
| 2007/08 * | 26,936 |
| 2008/09 * | 36,920 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseyside |
| Zone | C1 |
| 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 West Allerton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
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.
The station opened on 2 January 1939.
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, whereas 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.
To the south is Allerton station which closed in 2005 to make way for Liverpool South Parkway which opened the following year.
Services are roughly half 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. In the evenings the frequency is hourly in each direction.
xx:06 to Manchester Oxford Road via Warrington Central (Northern Rail)
xx:36 to Liverpool Lime Street (Northern Rail)
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool South Parkway | Northern Rail Liverpool to Manchester Line |
Mossley Hill | ||