Ainsdale railway station

For the closed railway station in Ainsdale, see Ainsdale Beach railway station.

Ainsdale
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
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	ANS
Fare zone	D1
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	24 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
2019/20	1.128 million
Birkdale Park towards Southport		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway		Freshfield towards Liverpool Exchange

Gallery

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  The footbridge and level crossing, before refurbishment.
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  The northbound platform.
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  A Merseyrail class 507 waits at the station, viewed from the footbridge.
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  A broad view of the platforms and footbridge.

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

Bibliography

• Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies . Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   1-8526-0049-7. OCLC   19514063. CN 8983.
• Ferneyhough, Frank (1975). The History of Railways in Britain . Reading: Osprey. ISBN   0-85045-060-8. OCLC   2120140.
• Jacobs, Gerald (2009). "Railway Mileages". In Bridge, Mike (ed.). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain. Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. ISBN   978-0-9549866-5-0.
• Marshall, John (1969). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. Vol. 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN   978-0-7153-4352-4.
• Pettitt, Gordon; Comfort, Nicholas (2015). The Regional Railways Story . Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN   978-0-86093-663-3.
• Quick, Michael (2023) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.05. Railway & Canal Historical Society.

External links

• Station information for Ainsdale railway station from Merseyrail