Bootle New Strand railway station

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Bootle New Strand
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General information
Location Bootle, Sefton
England
Coordinates 53°27′12″N2°59′41″W / 53.4534°N 2.9948°W / 53.4534; -2.9948
Grid reference SJ 340 956
Managed by Merseyrail
Transit authority Merseytravel
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBNW
Fare zoneC3
Classification DfT category E
History
Original company Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1850 (1850-10-01)Opened as Marsh Lane
11 April 1886Rebuilt and renamed Marsh Lane and Strand Road
19 May 1941Closed
12 July 1943Re-opened
6 March 1967Renamed Bootle New Strand
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 1.221 million
Seaforth
towards Southport
  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
  Bootle Village
towards Liverpool Exchange
1850–1876
Seaforth
towards Southport
  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
  Bootle
towards Liverpool Exchange
since 1876
Linacre Road
towards Aintree
  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
North Mersey Branch
  Bootle
towards Liverpool Exchange

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