General information | |||||
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Location | Meols, Wirral England | ||||
Grid reference | SJ233897 | ||||
Managed by | Merseyrail | ||||
Transit authority | Merseytravel | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | MEO | ||||
Fare zone | B2 | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1866 1938 | Opened Rebuilt/Electrified | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.445 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.110 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.271 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.337 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.370 million | ||||
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Meols railway station is a station serving the village of Meols,in Merseyside,England. It lies on the West Kirby branch of the Wirral Line,part of the Merseyrail network.
Meols was one of the original stations on the Hoylake Railway,opening in 1866. The Hoylake Railway became part of the Wirral Railway in 1883,which subsequently became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. Through services to Liverpool began in 1938,when the line was electrified. The station was rebuilt to coincide with this.
In 1934 the signal box was closed and semaphore Intermediate Block Signals,controlled from Moreton and Hoylake boxes,were introduced,the only such signals on the Liverpool to West Kirby line. They broke the otherwise long distance between Moreton and Hoylake,the two signal boxes on either side. These semaphore signals remained until 1994 when the line was resignalled with colour-light signals. The station underwent refurbishment with work in 2010 which involved new glazing to the footbridge windows and staircase,redevelopment of existing buildings to provide enclosed passenger waiting shelters,a new passenger toilet and automatic entrance doors to the booking hall. [1] Work began on installing lifts for both of the platforms in 2019 and the lifts opened for use in January 2020. [2]
The station is staffed,15 minutes before the first train and 15 minutes after the last train,and has platform CCTV. [3] Each of the two platforms has a waiting room. There is a payphone,vending machine,booking office and live departure and arrival screens,for passenger information. The station has a free car park,with 62 spaces,as well as a 12-space cycle rack and secure indoor storage for 16 cycles. [4] Lifts serve both platforms allowing for step free access from the ticket office and upper road level. [2]
Current services are every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime) to West Kirby and Liverpool. At other times,trains operate every 30 minutes. [5] These services are provided by Merseyrail's fleet of Class 507 and Class 777 EMUs.
The Wirral Railway was a railway network in the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula,England. Its route was from Birkenhead Park in the east of the Wirral to West Kirby in the west. A branch off this line at Bidston went north to Secombe and New Brighton. It was incorporated in 1863 as the Hoylake Railway,running from Hoylake to Birkenhead Docks. After changes of name and of ownership,it was purchased by the Wirral Railway Company Limited in 1884. The network was extended to West Kirby,New Brighton,and Seacombe,and to Birkenhead Park station where it joined the Mersey Railway,enabling through trains through the Mersey Railway Tunnel to Liverpool. In the 1923 grouping the Wirral company became part of the London,Midland and Scottish Railway,which electrified the line in 1938,allowing passenger services to be integrated with the Liverpool urban system. Most of the Wirral Railway network is still in use today as part of the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail rail network.
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Moorfields railway station is an underground railway station in the city centre of Liverpool,England. The station is situated on both the Northern and Wirral Lines of the Merseyrail network. It is the third-busiest station on the Merseyrail network,and the largest underground station. It is also the only station on the network having services to all other Merseyrail stations.
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The Wirral line is one of two commuter rail routes operated by Merseyrail and centred on Merseyside,England,the other being the Northern line.
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Leasowe railway station is a station serving the village of Leasowe,in Merseyside,England. It lies on the West Kirby branch of the Wirral Line,part of the Merseyrail network.
Moreton railway station serves the town of Moreton,in Merseyside,England. The station is on the West Kirby branch of the Wirral Line,which is part of the Merseyrail network.
Manor Road railway station is a station in Merseyside,England that serves the towns of Hoylake and Meols. It is located on the West Kirby branch of the Wirral Line,part of the Merseyrail network.
Hoylake railway station serves the town of Hoylake,Merseyside,England. It lies on the West Kirby branch of the Wirral Line,part of the Merseyrail network.
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Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Manor Road towards West Kirby | Merseyrail Wirral Line West Kirby Branch | Moreton towards Liverpool Central |