Ainsdale railway station

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Ainsdale
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General information
Location Ainsdale, Sefton
England
Coordinates 53°36′07″N3°02′34″W / 53.6019°N 3.0428°W / 53.6019; -3.0428
Grid reference SD311122
Managed by Merseyrail
Transit authority Merseytravel
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeANS
Fare zoneD1
Classification DfT category E
History
Opened24 July 1848 (1848-07-24)
Original company Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 1.016 million
Birkdale Park
towards Southport
  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
  Freshfield
towards Liverpool Exchange

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References

Notes

  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

  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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