Leasowe railway station

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Leasowe National Rail
Location
Place Leasowe
Local authority Wirral
Grid reference SJ270907
Operations
Station code LSW
Managed by Merseyrail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  0.332 million
2005/06 Increase 0.341 million
2006/07 Increase 0.359 million
2007/08 Decrease 0.355 million
2008/09 Increase 0.990 million
2009/10 Decrease 0.920 million
2010/11 Increase 0.954 million
2011/12 Decrease 0.947 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE Merseytravel
Zone B1
History
1894 Opened
1938 Electrified
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Leasowe from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Leasowe railway station is situated near the village of Leasowe, Wirral, England. It lies on the West Kirby branch of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network.

History

The station, which is situated on Reeds Lane, was opened in 1894. It was built by the Wirral Railway on their line from Birkenhead Park to West Kirby. Through trains to Liverpool commenced in 1938, when the London Midland and Scottish Railway electrified the line to West Kirby.

Facilities

The station is staffed, during all opening hours, and has platform CCTV.[1] Each of the two platforms has a waiting room. There is a payphone, booking office and live departure and arrival screens, for passenger information. The station has a free "Park and Ride" car park, with 204 spaces,[2] lighting columns and CCTV to meet Merseytravel's Travelsafe requirements, as well as a cycle rack. There is step-free access, to the booking office and platforms, for wheelchairs and prams.

Services

Current services are every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime) to West Kirby and Liverpool. At other times, trains operate every 30 minutes.[3] These services are provided by Merseyrail's fleet of Class 507 and Class 508 EMUs.

The station also has a number of connecting Merseytravel bus services.

Gallery

  • A Merseyrail Class 507 unit waits with a service to Liverpool.

  • A view, towards Bidston, of the platforms, footbridge and level crossing.

  • The view towards Meols.

  • A view, towards Meols, from beneath the footbridge, next to the level crossing.

References

  1. ↑ Station Facilities for Leasowe Accessed 2013-12-18
  2. ↑ Leasowe train station facilities, Merseyrail Accessed 2013-12-18
  3. ↑ "Wirral Line timetable". Merseyrail. Retrieved 2013-12-18. 

External links

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Outside Merseyside, but
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Coordinates: 53°24′29″N 3°06′00″W / 53.408°N 3.100°W / 53.408; -3.100

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