General information | |||||
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Location | Bache, Cheshire West and Chester England | ||||
Coordinates | 53°12′29″N2°53′29″W / 53.2080°N 2.8914°W | ||||
Grid reference | SJ405683 | ||||
Managed by | Merseyrail | ||||
Transit authority | Merseytravel | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | BAC | ||||
Fare zone | G2 | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | British Rail | ||||
Key dates | |||||
9 January 1984 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.467 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.129 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.308 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.347 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.403 million | ||||
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Bache railway station serves the suburbs of Bache and Upton-by-Chester in the north of the city of Chester,England. It is the first station for Merseyrail services leaving Chester on the Wirral Line. Passengers can alight here for the Countess of Chester Hospital which is close by,and regular bus services to Chester Zoo.
It opened in January 1984 by British Rail in conjunction with a new supermarket being developed by Safeway (now Morrisons) on the site of the former railway coalyard. The modern station has two small covered waiting areas,information boards,CCTV and a footbridge. The platforms are made out of concrete slabs that are laid on brick piles. A remotely operated public address system was installed in January 2012 together with automatic train departure indicators.
This station superseded Upton-by-Chester railway station which was sited 2,300 feet (700 m) to the north next to Liverpool Road roadbridge. The relocation of the station produced an immediate and dramatic uplift in the number of passengers using it.
The station has platform CCTV,a 61-space car park and a cycle rack with 20 spaces and secure cycle storage for 20 bikes. [1] Each platform has a waiting shelter with seating. There are departure and arrival screens on the platform,for passenger information. There is a payphone,next to the entrance,on platform 1. [2] There is ramp access,to each platform,for passengers with wheelchairs or prams. However,cross-platform access,within the station,is by staircase only. Platform access has not been modernised to the standard of that at Hooton.
Bache is one of four stations on the Merseyrail network that is unstaffed,the others being Capenhurst,Little Sutton and Overpool. Since Bache became part of the Merseyrail Penalty Fares Area on 15 June 2009,intending passengers must purchase rail tickets (available to any destination on the UK rail network) from the ticket-vending machine,before boarding a train. This is located on the Liverpool-bound platform.
Trains operate every 15 minutes during the working day from Monday to Saturday southwards towards Chester and northwards towards Liverpool Lime Street/Liverpool Central via Hooton,Rock Ferry and Birkenhead Central. Later in the evening and on Sundays the service is half-hourly. During the periods of quarter-hourly services,alternate trains run through Capenhurst non-stop between Hooton and Bache in each direction. [3] These services are all provided by Merseyrail's fleet of Class 507 and Class 777 EMUs.
Merseyrail leases Bache railway station car park from Morrisons Supermarket. Rail users' vehicles parked in the supermarket's own parking area because of lack of spaces in the designated Station Car Park are issued penalty tickets. Intending rail passengers who arrive to find the designated Station Car Park full and wish to avoid a penalty ticket as well as staff at and visitors to the nearby Countess of Chester Hospital are creating problems for local residents by leaving their vehicles in adjacent roads and streets. [4]
Birkenhead Hamilton Square railway station serves the town of Birkenhead,in Merseyside,England,on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network. The station is close to Hamilton Square in Birkenhead.
The Wirral line is one of two commuter rail routes operated by Merseyrail and centred on Merseyside,England,the other being the Northern line.
The Chester–Birkenhead line runs from Chester to Birkenhead via Hooton. Today,it forms part of the Wirral Line network,a commuter rail system operated by Merseyrail. The line was built by the Chester and Birkenhead Railway and opened on 23 September 1840. On 22 July 1847 the railway merged with the Birkenhead,Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway which was later renamed to Birkenhead Railway.
West Kirby railway station serves the town of West Kirby in Merseyside,England. The station is the terminus of the West Kirby branch line,which is one of the two branches of the Wirral Line on the Merseyrail network. There is a central island platform between two terminus tracks and two parallel sidings for out-of-use electric multiple units. A second station,which was the terminus of a branch line from Hooton,lay to the east of the Wirral Line station;it was closed in 1962.
Eastham Rake railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Eastham in Merseyside,England. It is situated on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network 8+1⁄2 miles (13.7 km) south west of Liverpool Lime Street.
Hooton railway station is situated in the south of the Wirral Peninsula,Cheshire,England. It lies on the Wirral Line 8 miles (13 km) north of Chester and 9+1⁄2 miles (15.3 km) south west of Liverpool Lime Street on the Merseyrail network,and is the junction of the branch from the Chester line to Ellesmere Port. It serves the villages of Hooton and Willaston.
Capenhurst railway station serves the village of Capenhurst and its substantial industrial facilities,in Cheshire,England. It also serves outer suburbs of Ellesmere Port. On the former GWR main line from London Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside it is now on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network,5+1⁄4 miles (8.4 km) north of Chester.
Upton railway station serves the village of Upton and the Noctorum area of Birkenhead,on the Wirral Peninsula,England. The station is situated on the Borderlands line. Transport for Wales operates the station and all trains serving it.
Wallasey Village railway station serves the Wallasey Village suburb of Wallasey,in Merseyside,England. It is situated on the Wirral Line 6¼ miles (9 km) west of Liverpool Lime Street on the Merseyrail network.
Spital railway station is a railway station serving the village of Spital in Merseyside,England. The station is located on the Wirral Line operated by Merseyrail and there are frequent third rail electric train services to Liverpool,Chester and Ellesmere Port.
Ellesmere Port railway station is located in the town of Ellesmere Port,Cheshire,England. The station was an intermediate through station on the Hooton–Helsby line. Now all passenger services terminate at the station from both directions. It is both a terminus of the Wirral Line,a commuter rail system operated by Merseyrail and of Northern Trains services to Warrington Bank Quay. Departures and arrivals of Merseyrail services are on platform 1 with departures and arrivals to Warrington Bank Quay on platform 2.
Birkenhead Central is a railway station serving the town of Birkenhead,in Merseyside,England. Located on the south side of Birkenhead town centre,it lies on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line,part of the Merseyrail network.
Green Lane railway station serves the Tranmere area of Birkenhead,Merseyside,England. The station is situated on the Chester,Liverpool Central and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line,part of the Merseyrail network.
Rock Ferry railway station is situated in the Rock Ferry area of Birkenhead,Merseyside,England. The station lies 4.5 miles (7 km) south west of Liverpool Lime Street on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network. The station has an island platform with four platforms in total and four tracks.
Bebington railway station serves the town of Bebington in Merseyside,England. The station is situated on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line,forming part of the Merseyrail network.
Port Sunlight railway station serves the village of Port Sunlight in Merseyside,England. The station is situated on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral line,part of the Merseyrail network.
Bromborough railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Bromborough in Merseyside,England. The station is situated on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line,part of the Merseyrail network.
Bromborough Rake railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Bromborough in Merseyside,England. The station is situated on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line,part of the Merseyrail network.
Overpool railway station was opened on 17 August 1988 and serves the central area of Ellesmere Port,Cheshire,England. It is situated on the Hooton–Helsby line and is served by the Wirral Line which is part of the Merseyrail network.
Little Sutton railway station serves the village of Little Sutton,near Ellesmere Port,Cheshire,England. It is situated on the Hooton–Helsby line and is served by the Wirral Line which is part of the Merseyrail network. The station is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The station opened in 1863 as "Sutton" and was renamed Little Sutton in 1886. It became part of the Merseyrail network in 1994,when the branch from Hooton to Ellesmere Port was electrified by British Rail,and through train services to Liverpool via Birkenhead commenced.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Chester Terminus | Merseyrail Wirral Line Chester Branch | Capenhurst or Hooton towards Liverpool Central |