Wallasey Village railway station
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Wallasey Village | |
Location | |
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Place | Wallasey |
Local authority | Wirral |
Operations | |
Managed by | Merseyrail |
Platforms in use | 2 |
Annual entry/exit | 0.186 million * |
Passenger Transport Executive | |
PTE | Merseytravel |
Zone | B |
History | |
1907 1938 |
Opened (as Leasowe Road) Electrified |
National Rail - UK railway stations | |
* based on sales of tickets in 2002/03 financial year which end or originate at Wallasey Village. Disclaimer (PDF) |
Wallasey Village railway station is situated in Wallasey, Wirral, England. It is situated on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network.
[edit] History
The station was built on the Wirral Railway's route from Birkenhead Park to New Brighton, opening in 1907 under the name Leasowe Road. Through services via the Mersey Railway Tunnel to Liverpool commenced in 1938, when the London, Midland and Scottish Railway electrified the line. While located in the same place, this is the second station named Wallasey Village due to the original being destroyed during World War II
[edit] Services
Current service levels are every 15 minutes to Liverpool and New Brighton during Monday to Saturday daytime, and every 30 minutes at other times.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Wallasey Village railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Wallasey Village railway station from Multimap.com
- Station information from Merseyrail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Wallasey Grove Road | Merseyrail Wirral Line |
Birkenhead North |
Merseyrail Wirral Line Stations | |
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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 |