General information | |||||
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Location | Fazakerley, Liverpool England | ||||
Coordinates | 53°28′08″N2°56′12″W / 53.4690°N 2.9368°W | ||||
Grid reference | SJ379974 | ||||
Managed by | Merseyrail | ||||
Transit authority | Merseytravel | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | FAZ | ||||
Fare zone | C1 | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
20 November 1848 | Station opens as Simonswood | ||||
by 1850 | Renamed Aintree | ||||
March 1860 | Renamed Fazakerley | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 1.250 million | ||||
2019/20 | 1.465 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.414 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.920 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.899 million | ||||
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Fazakerley railway station is a railway station in Fazakerley, Liverpool, England. It is situated on the Headbolt Lane branch of the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network.
The Liverpool and Bury Railway (L&BR) was authorised in 1845, [1] but while it was under construction, the L&BR amalgamated with the Manchester and Leeds Railway (M&LR) in 1846, [2] and the M&LR in turn was renamed the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1847. [3] The line opened on 20 November 1848; [4] one of the original stations was Simonswood. [5] [6] This station was renamed twice: it had become Aintree by 1850, [7] and in March 1860 it took its present name Fazakerley [8] to avoid confusion with the nearby Aintree station on a different line, [6] which had opened in 1849. [9]
At the time of opening, the mileage of the station was 29+1⁄2 miles (47.5 km) from Bury, [6] but this has since been amended to 31 miles 31 chains (50.5 km) from Manchester Victoria via Wigan. [10]
To the north-east of the station is Fazakerley Junction, 30 miles 72 chains (49.7 km) from Manchester Victoria, [10] which is where the North Mersey Branch once headed westwards towards Gladstone Dock. [11] The branch has closed, but the junction remains as the point where the double track out of Liverpool becomes single track for the last few miles into Kirkby. [10] The line eastwards was singled in May 1970, though through running beyond Kirkby (to Wigan Wallgate and Bolton) continued until the inauguration of electric operation in May 1977. [12]
In common with most Merseyrail stations, it is staffed throughout the day - the street-level ticket office opens 15 minutes prior to start of service and closes at 00:25 each evening (including Sundays). At platform level, there are digital display screens, timetable posters and shelters on each side; a P.A system also provides automated train running information. The ticket office is linked to the platforms via a footbridge - this has a lift installed on each side to provide step-free access. There are cycle racks for 4 cycles and secure cycle storage for 20 cycles. [13]
The station is currently served by four trains per hour in each direction during the day time Monday - Saturday. In late evenings and on Sundays services are reduced to two trains per hour in each direction. Services are operated using Class 777 BEMUs. [14] [15]
In the future, the service will be increased to up to four trains per hour in each direction as more battery operated Class 777 trains become available. [16]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Kirkby towards Headbolt Lane | Merseyrail | Rice Lane towards Liverpool Central |
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