Wallasey Village railway station

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Wallasey Village
Location
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
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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.

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Preceding station National Rail Following station
Wallasey Grove Road   Merseyrail
Wirral Line
  Birkenhead North
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