Aigburth railway station

Aigburth railway station serves the Aigburth district of Liverpool, England. It is situated on the Southport–Hunts Cross route of the Northern Line of the Merseyrail suburban system.

Aigburth
Aigburth railway station building, viewed from the platform.
LocationAigburth, Liverpool
England
Coordinates53.3647°N 2.9268°W / 53.3647; -2.9268
Grid referenceSJ384857
Managed byMerseyrail
Transit authorityMerseytravel
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeAIG
Fare zoneC1
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
1 June 1864Opened as Mersey Road
1880Renamed Mersey Road & Aigburth
17 April 1972Closed
2 January 1978Reopened as Aigburth
Passengers
2015/16 0.833 million
2016/17 0.812 million
2017/18 0.743 million
2018/19 0.864 million
2019/20 0.974 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station, originally called Mersey Road & Aigburth, opened in 1864 as part of the Garston and Liverpool Railway line between Brunswick and Garston Dock. In 1865 the station and line were incorporated into the Cheshire Lines Committee.

The station closed in April 1972 but reopened in January 1978 as part of the Kirkby–Garston line of the Merseyrail system. Services were extended from Garston to Hunts Cross in 1983, and diverted to Southport instead of Kirkby in 1984.

From 11 December 2006 the Monday to Saturday evening service was increased to run every 15 minutes, instead of half-hourly as previously.

Facilities

The station is staffed during all opening hours. There is a payphone, booking office and live departure and arrival screens for passenger information. The station has a free car park with 16 spaces, as well as secure indoor storage for 10 cycles. The station does not have step-free access for either platform and is not suitable for wheelchairs and prams.[1]

Services

Trains operate every 15 minutes, Monday-Saturday to Southport via Liverpool Central to the north, and Hunts Cross to the south. On Sundays, services are every 30 minutes in each direction.[2]

  • The view along the Liverpool-bound platform.
  • A Merseyrail Class 507 departs towards Liverpool.
  • The station building from the road.
  • The view towards Hunts Cross.
  • View towards Hunts Cross.

Notes
  1. "Aigburth train station | timetable | ticket prices & facilities". Merseyrail. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 103

References
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Station on navigable O.S. map
Preceding station National Rail Following station
St Michaels
towards Southport		   Merseyrail
Northern Line		   Cressington
towards Hunts Cross
  Historical railways  
Otterspool
Line open, station closed		   Cheshire Lines Committee
Garston and Liverpool Railway		   Cressington and Grassendale
Line and station open
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