Meols Cop railway station
Meols Cop | |
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On the platform. | |
Location | |
Place | Blowick |
Local authority | Sefton |
Grid reference | SD356170 |
Operations | |
Station code | MEC |
Managed by | Northern Rail |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2004/05 | 26,821 |
2005/06 | 31,563 |
2006/07 | 38,906 |
2007/08 | 44,316 |
2008/09 | 57,192 |
2009/10 | 57,592 |
2010/11 | 62,442 |
2011/12 | 64,642 |
2012/13 | 63,722 |
Passenger Transport Executive | |
PTE | Merseytravel |
Zone | D1 |
History | |
1 November 1887 | Opened |
1909 | Electrified |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Meols Cop from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
UK Railways portal |
Meols Cop railway station serves the Blowick suburb of the coastal town of Southport, Merseyside, England. The station has an island platform and is served by Northern Rail's Manchester Victoria - Southport via Wigan Wallgate branch services, on which it is the last stop before the terminus. The station is unstaffed and passengers must buy their tickets on the train.
History
Meols Cop railway station opened on 1 November 1887, originally as part of the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway. It is the only part of that line still in use, having replaced a section of the Manchester and Southport Railway.
The line through Meols Cop was electrified in 1909 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, though the third rail was only used for access to the nearby carriage works after the 1964 closure of the Southport-Crossens service. The works, Meols Cop Electric depot, closed in 1970, and the third rail was lifted shortly afterward.
Services
There is an hourly service in each direction to Southport and Manchester Victoria (via Atherton) on weekdays & Saturdays, with a number of morning peak and evening peak trains to/from Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport via Bolton.
The station was closed on Sundays up until the December 2008 timetable change, but is now served hourly in each direction (to Stockport eastbound, with alternate trains continuing to/from Chester via Altrincham).
Community
The station is voluntarily maintained by the Friends of Meols Cop Station group. The group looks after the station by tending the gardens and keeping the station clean and tidy.[1]
References
- ↑ Friends of Meols Cop Station www.southport.gb.com
- Gell, Rob (1986). An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848-1986. Heyday Publishing Company, ISBN 0-947562-04-4.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Meols Cop railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Meols Cop railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Southport | Northern Rail Manchester Victoria-Southport or Manchester Airport-Southport |
Bescar Lane or Burscough Bridge | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Southport Ash Street until 1902 Line and station closed |
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway |
Kew Gardens until 1907 Line and station closed | ||
St Luke's from 1902 Line open, station closed |
Butts Lane Halt from 1907 Line open, station closed | |||
Hesketh Park Line and station closed |
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Southport-Crossens electric service |
Trains reverse | ||
St Luke's Line open, station closed |
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