Bebington railway station

Bebington
A Merseyrail Class 508 at Bebington.
Location
Place	Bebington
Local authority	Wirral
Grid reference	SJ333850
Operations
Station code	BEB
Managed by	Merseyrail
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	1.203 million
2011/12	1.216 million
2012/13	1.138 million
2013/14	0.888 million
2014/15	0.920 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Merseytravel
Zone	B1
National Rail – UK railway stations

* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bebington from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Bebington railway station serves the town of Bebington on the Wirral Peninsula, England. The station is situated on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line, forming part of the Merseyrail network.

History

The station is on the former Chester and Birkenhead Railway, which formally opened in 1840.

The station was officially renamed from Bebington & New Ferry to Bebington on 6 May 1974.^[1]

Direct train services to Liverpool began in 1985, when the line between Rock Ferry and Hooton was electrified; previously passengers for Liverpool had to change at Rock Ferry. Further electrification in early 1990s allowed electric train services to be extended, first to Chester in 1993 and then Ellesmere Port in 1994.

In early June 2014 it was announced that this station would be among a small number of stations across the Merseyrail network that will be spruced up as part of a £3.7m programme of improvements, this station would see refurbishment and improvement of passenger areas and improvements to lighting and CCTV coverage. Between mid February and Mid March 2015, the Subway leading to Platform 1 was refurbished.^[2] An electronic information board was also added at the street entrance.

Facilities

The station is staffed, during all opening hours, and has platform CCTV.^[3] There is a payphone, a vending machine and a booking office. There are live departure and arrival screens, on the platform, for passenger information. Each of the two platforms has sheltered seating. The station has a free car park, with 24 spaces, and also has a cycle locker with 30 spaces.^[4] Access to the station and both platforms is by ramp, allowing easy access for passengers with wheelchairs or prams.^[5]

Services

Trains operate every 15 minutes between Chester and Liverpool on weekdays and Saturdays until late evening when the service becomes half-hourly, as it is on Sundays. Additionally there is a half-hourly service between Liverpool and Ellesmere Port all day, every day.^[6] Northbound trains operate via Hamilton Square station in Birkenhead and the Mersey Railway Tunnel to Liverpool. Southbound trains all proceed as far as Hooton, where the lines to Chester and Ellesmere Port divide. These services are all provided by Merseyrail's fleet of Class 507 and Class 508 EMUs.

Gallery

Bebington & New Ferry railway station in 1961.
A view of the Liverpool-bound platform furniture.
Another view of the Liverpool-bound platform.
A view of the station, from the street.

References

↑ Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
↑ Bebington Subway Closure
↑ Station Facilities for Bebington Accessed 2013-12-20
↑ Bebington train station facilities, Merseyrail Accessed 2013-12-20
↑ Bebington Station Plan Accessed 2013-12-20
↑ "Wirral Line timetable" (PDF). Merseyrail. Retrieved 2013-12-18.

External links

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Train times and station information for Bebington railway station from National Rail

Station information for Bebington railway station from Merseyrail

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Port Sunlight towards Chester or Ellesmere Port		Merseyrail Wirral Line	Rock Ferry Liverpool Central
	Historical railways
Port Sunlight Line and station open		GWR & LNWR Chester and Birkenhead Railway	Rock Lane Line open, station closed

Railway stations in Merseyside

Knowsley	Halewood Huyton Kirkby Prescot Roby Whiston

Liverpool (city centre stations in italics)	Aigburth Bank Hall Broad Green Brunswick Cressington Edge Hill Fazakerley Hunts Cross James Street Kirkdale Liverpool Central Liverpool Lime Street Liverpool South Parkway Moorfields Mossley Hill Orrell Park Rice Lane St Michaels Sandhills Walton Wavertree Technology Park West Allerton

Sefton	Ainsdale Aintree Birkdale Blundellsands & Crosby Bootle New Strand Bootle Oriel Road Formby Freshfield Hall Road Hightown Hillside Maghull Meols Cop Old Roan Seaforth & Litherland Southport Waterloo

St Helens	Earlestown Eccleston Park Garswood Lea Green Newton-le-Willows Rainford Rainhill St Helens Central St Helens Junction Thatto Heath

Wirral	Bebington Beechwood (proposed) Bidston Birkenhead Central Birkenhead North Birkenhead Park Bromborough Bromborough Rake Conway Park Eastham Rake Green Lane Hamilton Square Heswall Hoylake Leasowe Manor Road Meols Moreton New Brighton Port Sunlight Rock Ferry Spital Upton Wallasey Grove Road Wallasey Village West Kirby Woodchurch (proposed)

Outside Merseyside, but within the Merseytravel area	Hooton Hough Green Town Green Aughton Park Ormskirk

Transport in Merseyside Merseytravel Merseyrail

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

Coordinates: 53°21′29″N 3°00′14″W / 53.358°N 3.004°W / 53.358; -3.004

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