Lea Green railway station

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10+3⁄4 miles (17 km) east of Liverpool Lime Street. Northern Trains operates the station with Merseytravel sponsorship displaying Merseytravel signs. Constructed in 2000, the station has a park and ride car park fitted with charging points for electrically-powered vehicles, a modern CCTV security system and a booking office at street level.

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History

The first Lea Green station was where Lowfield Lane met Lea Green Road (SJ510920 about 950 metres towards Liverpool from the current station) [1] It opened in 1830 on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. [2] The early intermediate stations were little more than halts positioned where the railway crossed a road or turnpike [3] accounting for variations in their names. [4] Lea Green station was probably known as Top of Sutton Incline, then Sutton by 1844, and Lea Green again in 1848, although Butt (1995) says it was Lea Green before becoming Sutton. [4] [2] The first station closed on 7 March 1955. [2]

The current station in the cutting at Marshalls Cross opened on 17 September 2000. [5]

Thatto Heath railway station on the Liverpool to Wigan Line is approximately two miles to the north west.

Facilities

The ticket office is staffed each day from 06:00 to midnight (except Sundays, when it opens at 08:30). Shelters are provided on each platform, along with help points, digital information screens and timetable poster boards. Both platforms have step-free access from the ticket office and station entrance via ramps. [6]

Services

Northern Trains operates an hourly service to Liverpool Lime Street and an hourly service to Manchester Airport via Manchester Piccadilly. There are peak time services to Manchester Vic and Wigan North Western.

Sunday services see the service to Manchester Airport extended to Wilmslow.

Services are operated by three-car Class 331 electric units and Class 323 units now also appear regularly.

TransPennine Express also serve the station with an express service to Liverpool Lime Street each hour, along with a service to Newcastle via Leeds, York and Darlington. These are operated using "Nova 1" Class 802s. The service to Hull that ran prior to the winter 2023 timetable update has temporarily ceased, though TPE hope to reinstate it in the future.

Future

In March 2021, it was announced that a new station building would be built and the number of parking spaces at the station would be increased to 450. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lea Green station". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 140. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
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  4. 1 2 G O Holt (1965). A short history of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (Second ed.). The Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 22.
  5. ↑ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 275. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
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  7. ↑ Council, St Helens. "St.Helens Council". www.sthelens.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
Lea Green
National Rail logo.svg
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General information
Location Sutton, Merseyside, St Helens
England
Grid reference SJ519924
Managed by Northern Trains
Transit authority Merseytravel
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeLEG
Fare zoneA1
Classification DfT category E
Key dates
17 September 2000Opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 0.398 million
Wigan
Newton-le-Willows
Warrington

53°25′37″N2°43′26″W / 53.427°N 2.724°W / 53.427; -2.724

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