Birchwood railway station

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24+14 miles (39.0 km) East of Liverpool Lime Street railway station and 13+14 miles (21.3 km) west of Manchester Piccadilly on the Liverpool-Manchester line.

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The station is operated by Northern Trains and is on the southern route of the Liverpool–Manchester Line. It is staffed full-time (between 0610 and 2345 Mondays–Saturdays and 0825 and 2320 Sundays).

Facilities

There is sheltered seating on both platforms with a ticket office with seating on the Manchester-bound platform. A footbridge connects the two platforms. Outside the station there is a bus stop and the station is close to the Birchwood shopping mall.

The ticket office is open until 22:00, though it does occasionally close during the day whilst staff carry out other duties. During the daytime there are three staff members on the station (station clerk, kiosk and a cleaner), and two of an evening (station clerk and a security guard). When the ticket office is closed there are 2 ticket machines in the station building on platform 1 and 1 in the waiting room on platform 2. [1] Train running information is provided by automated announcements, digital information screens and timetable posters. Step-free access is available via lifts on both platforms (commissioned in the autumn of 2014). [2]

Services

Birchwood
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Birchwood railway station, July 2018
General information
Location Birchwood, Warrington
England
Coordinates 53°24′45″N2°31′31″W / 53.4124°N 2.5253°W / 53.4124; -2.5253 Coordinates: 53°24′45″N2°31′31″W / 53.4124°N 2.5253°W / 53.4124; -2.5253
Grid reference SJ651908
Managed by Northern Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBWD
Classification DfT category D
History
OpenedJuly 1981
Passengers
2017/18Decrease2.svg 0.688 million

The station sees a general frequency of three to four trains per hour, per direction. As of December 2022, services are provided by Northern Trains and TransPennine Express, with limited East Midlands Railway calls at certain points of the day.

Northern

Most stopping trains originating from Liverpool Lime Street now terminate at Warrington Central.

TransPennine Express

East Midlands Railway

area, particularly of those that use the

Castlefield corridor
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, TransPennine Express has returned to the route, diverting the Cleethorpes service that would terminate at Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool instead.

History

The station was officially opened by British Rail Chairman Sir Peter Parker on 31 July 1981. [3] Constructed at a cost of £750,000, it was the result of cooperation between British Rail, Warrington New Town Development Corporation, Warrington Borough Council and local bus companies. [3] Bus interchange facilities were provided at the station, which served a developing residential and commercial area. [3] The initial service provision was 50 trains per day. [3]

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References

  1. Birchwood station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 12 December 2016
  2. Easier access for passengers at Birchwood Network Rail Media Centre article; Retrieved 12 December 2016
  3. 1 2 3 4 Long, Charles, ed. (September 1981). "Official opening of Birchwood station". Modern Railways . 38 (396): 389.
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