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Ainsdale railway station

Coordinates: 53°36′07″N 3°02′34″W / 53.6019°N 3.0428°W / 53.6019; -3.0428
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Ainsdale
Merseyrail
General information
LocationAinsdale, Sefton
England
Coordinates53°36′07″N 3°02′34″W / 53.6019°N 3.0428°W / 53.6019; -3.0428
Grid referenceSD311122
Managed byMerseyrail
Transit authorityMerseytravel
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeANS
Fare zoneD1
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened24 July 1848 (1848-07-24)
Original companyLiverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Passengers
2018/19Increase 1.016 million
2019/20Increase 1.128 million
2020/21Decrease 0.321 million
2021/22Increase 0.768 million
2022/23Increase 0.921 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Ainsdale railway station serves the village of Ainsdale near Southport, England. The station is located on the Southport branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line.

History

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Ainsdale railway station opened on 24 July 1848 when the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway (LC&SR) opened its line from Waterloo to Southport Eastbank Street.[1]

In 1851 a branch line was opened, without parliamentary authorisation, from the station to Ainsdale Corn Mill 53 ch (3,500 ft; 1,100 m) away on the east side of Liverpool Road. The legal status of the branch was regularised with a retrospective Act of Parliament in 1853.[a][b][5]

In 1850 the LC&SR had been authorised to lease, sell or transfer itself to the L&YR and on 14 June 1855 the L&YR purchased and took over the LC&SR.[6][7]

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway amalgamated with the London and North Western Railway on 1 January 1922 and in turn was Grouped into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. Nationalisation followed in 1948.[8]

In 1978 the station became part of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line (operated by British Rail until privatised in 1995).[9]

Facilities

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A new toilet building located on the Southport-bound platform was completed in May 2007.[10] Access is by request at the ticket office.

There is a car parking for 56 vehicles, cycle racks for 6 bikes and a secure cycle storage for a further 32 bikes.[11]

In early June 2014 it was announced that the station would be among a small number of stations across the Merseyrail network that would undergo a £3.7m programme of improvements. The improvement plans for the station were revealed at a public meeting at the village church on 20 July 2015, and it includes new waiting rooms and a new ticket office on the Southport Platform, as well as better access to the platforms and car park and a refurbished Footbridge.[12] Work on the scheme started in May 2017.[13] The new Ticket Office and waiting shelter opened on 2 May 2018[14] and the platform refurbishment is due to be completed in due course.[15] The station has mounted on its external wall a John Agar (Bury) clock face, the internal workings of which converted from pendulum to electric drive some time ago. The clock face, badly faded by a century of sun, was restored to 'as new' condition and transferred to the new station building to continue the link with a clock maker who supplied clocks to many stations along the line and across the wider north of England network.

Services

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Trains operate every 15 minutes throughout the day from Monday to Saturday to Southport to the north, and to Hunts Cross via Liverpool Central to the south. Sunday services are every 30 minutes in each direction.[16]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Hillside
towards Southport
  Merseyrail
Northern Line
  Freshfield
towards Hunts Cross
  Historical railways  
Birkdale Park
towards Southport
  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
  Freshfield
towards Liverpool Exchange
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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Railways in the United Kingdom are, for historical reasons, measured in miles and chains.[2] A chain is 22 yards (20 m) long, there are 80 chains to the mile.[3]
  2. ^ An Act to reduce and regulate the Tolls payable in respect of Traffic passing between Liverpool and certain Places on the Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Railway, and also the Payments or Tolls payable to the Lancashire and Yorkshire and East Lancashire Railway Companies in respect of Traffic to and from the last-mentioned Railway; and for other Purposes. (The Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway Amendment Act, 1853)[4]

Citations

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  1. ^ Quick 2023, p. 46.
  2. ^ Jacobs 2009, p. 11.
  3. ^ "Weights and Measures Act 1985". Legislation.gov.uk. Sch 1, Part VI. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Local and Personal Act, 16 & 17 Victoria I, c. ccxi" (PDF). UK Parliament Parliamentary Archives. UK Parliament. 20 August 1853. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  5. ^ Marshall 1969, p. 153.
  6. ^ Marshall 1969, p. 154.
  7. ^ Awdry 1990, p. 88.
  8. ^ Ferneyhough 1975, pp. 164 & 176–177.
  9. ^ Pettitt & Comfort 2015, pp. 59 & 171.
  10. ^ Ainsdale Station Toilet
  11. ^ "Ainsdale train station ticket prices & facilities". Merseyrail. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  12. ^ Ainsdale Station Improvements
  13. ^ Ainsdale Refurbishment Tweet
  14. ^ Merseyrial Reveal Ainsdale Station Update
  15. ^ "Merseytravel approves its contribution to Ainsdale Station re-build". Merseytravel. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  16. ^ Table 82 National Rail timetable, May 2023

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