New Brighton railway station
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| New Brighton | |
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| Location | |
| Place | New Brighton |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Merseyrail |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Annual entry/exit | 0.344 million * |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | B |
| History | |
| 1888 1938 |
Opened Electrified |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| * based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at New Brighton. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
New Brighton railway station is situated in New Brighton, Wirral, England. It is situated at the end of one of the branches of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network.
The station was built as the terminus of the Wirral Railway's route from Birkenhead Park station, opening in 1888. Through services via the Mersey Railway Tunnel to Liverpool commenced in 1938, when the London Midland and Scottish Railway electrified the line.
Current service levels are every 15 minutes to Liverpool during Monday to Saturday daytime, and every 30 minutes at other times.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for New Brighton railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of New Brighton railway station from Multimap.com
- Station information from Merseyrail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminates | Merseyrail Wirral Line |
Wallasey Grove Road | ||
| Merseyrail Wirral Line Stations | |
|---|---|
| New Brighton Branch: | New Brighton Wallasey Grove Road Wallasey Village |
| West Kirby Branch: | West Kirby Hoylake Manor Road Meols Moreton Leasowe Bidston |
| Northern Branch: | Birkenhead North Birkenhead Park Conway Park |
| Liverpool Loop: | Hamilton Square James Street Moorfields Liverpool Lime Street Liverpool Central |
| Southern Branch: | Birkenhead Central Green Lane Rock Ferry Bebington Port Sunlight Spital Bromborough Rake Bromborough Eastham Rake Hooton |
| Chester Branch: | Capenhurst Bache Chester |
| Ellesmere Port Branch: | Little Sutton Overpool Ellesmere Port |
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