Aigburth railway station

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Aigburth
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Aigburth railway station building, viewed from the platform.
General information
Location Aigburth, Liverpool
England
Coordinates 53°21′53″N2°55′36″W / 53.3647°N 2.9268°W / 53.3647; -2.9268
Grid reference SJ384857
Managed by Merseyrail
Transit authority Merseytravel
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeAIG
Fare zoneC1
Classification DfT category E
Key dates
1 June 1864Opened as Mersey Road
1880Renamed Mersey Road & Aigburth
17 April 1972Closed
2 January 1978Reopened as Aigburth
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 0.974 million

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.

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History

The station, originally called Mersey Road, 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. In 1880, it was renamed to Mersey Road & Aigburth. [1]

The station closed in April 1972 but reopened in January 1978, as Aigburth as part of the KirkbyGarston 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. [2]

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. [3]

Notes

  1. Crawford, Ewan. "Garston and Liverpool Railway - RAILSCOT". www.railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. "Aigburth train station | timetable | ticket prices & facilities". Merseyrail. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 103

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References

Preceding station National Rail logo.svg 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