Meols railway station
Meols  | |
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Meols station sign outside entrance | |
| Location | |
| Place | Meols |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Grid reference | SJ233897 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MEO |
| Managed by | Merseyrail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.197 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.197 million |
| 2006/07 |
 0.210 million |
| 2007/08 |
 0.208 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.619 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.591 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.620 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.618 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.587 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | B2 |
| History | |
| 1866 1938 |
Opened Rebuilt/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 from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Meols railway station is situated in Meols, Wirral, England. It lies on the West Kirby branch of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network.
History
Meols was one of the original stations on the Hoylake Railway, opening in 1866. The Hoylake Railway became part of the Wirral Railway in 1883, which subsequently became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. Through services to Liverpool began in 1938, when the line was electrified. The station was rebuilt to coincide with this.
In 1934 the signal box was closed and semaphore Intermediate Block Signals, controlled from Moreton and Hoylake boxes, were introduced, the only such signals on the Liverpool to West Kirby line. They broke the otherwise long distance between Moreton and Hoylake, the two signal boxes on either side. These semaphore signals remained until 1994 when the line was resignalled with colour-light signals. The station had recently completed a refurbishment with work involving new glazing to the footbridge windows and staircase, redevelopment of existing buildings to provide enclosed passenger waiting shelters, a new passenger toilet and automatic entrance doors to the booking hall.
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, vending machine, booking office and live departure and arrival screens, for passenger information. The station has a free car park, with 62 spaces,[2] as well as a 12-space cycle rack. There is step-free access available only for the Liverpool-bound platform, for wheelchairs and prams.
In December 2014, it was announced that a lift would be installed at Meols station allowing access to both platforms.[3] The lift is expected to be installed in 2016.[4]
Services
Current services are every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime) to West Kirby and Liverpool. At other times, trains operate every 30 minutes.[5] These services are provided by Merseyrail's fleet of Class 507 and Class 508 EMUs.
Gallery
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A Merseyrail Class 508 arrives at Meols.
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The station frontage.
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A side-on view of the station, from the main road.
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A view of the two platforms.
References
- ↑ Station Facilities for Meols Accessed 2013-12-18
- ↑ Meols train station facilities, Merseyrail Accessed 2013-12-18
- ↑ http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/merseyside-train-station-receive-share-8295774
- ↑ http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/11669712.Lift_to_be_fitted_at_Wirral_station/?ref=mr
- ↑ "Wirral Line timetable" (PDF). Merseyrail. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Meols railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Meols railway station from National Rail
- Station information for Meols railway station from Merseyrail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Manor Road | Merseyrail Wirral Line |
Moreton | ||
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