St Michaels railway station

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St Michaels
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General information
Location St Michael's Hamlet, Liverpool
England
Coordinates 53°22′33″N2°57′10″W / 53.3757°N 2.9529°W / 53.3757; -2.9529
Grid reference SJ367869
Managed by Merseyrail
Transit authority Merseytravel
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSTM
Fare zoneC1
Classification DfT category E
Key dates
1864Opened
1972Closed
1978Reopened
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 1.309 million

St Michaels railway station is a railway station in St Michael's Hamlet, Liverpool, England, on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail suburban system. It is situated near, but not on St Michael's Road, Aigburth, a short distance to the south of the Lark Lane and Sefton Park neighbourhoods. The main station building sits at street level, over the lines which are in a cutting. This station has step-free access to both platform. Access down to the platforms is provided through apertures in the station building by steel walkways to a choice of lift or steel steps, replacing ramps which were built for the International Garden Festival in 1984.

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History

The station opened in 1864 as part of the Garston and Liverpool Railway line between Brunswick and Garston Dock. In 1865 the station and line were incorporated into the Cheshire Lines Committee.

The station closed in 1972 but reopened in 1978 as part of the KirkbyGarston line of the Merseyrail system. The reopening of the station was part-funded by Marks and Spencer, because of that company's use of the "St Michael" brand; this is recognised by a plaque at the site. Services were extended from Garston to Hunts Cross in 1983, and diverted to Southport instead of Kirkby in 1984.

From 11 December 2006 the Monday-Saturday evening service was increased to run every 15 minutes, instead of half-hourly as previously.

Facilities

Ramps were installed for the International Garden Festival in 1984 to allow access to the platform, with the original steps to street level (bypassing the ticket office) sealed off. Merseytravel announced in April 2019 that they had been successful in a bid for funding lifts being installed at the station under the Department for Transport's ‘Access for All’ programme [1] . In November 2021, the ramps were removed and the steps to the platform, previously sealed off, were temporarily reinstated. The replacement lifts and steel staircases, accessed via steel walkways from the station apertures, were completed in March 2022 [2] .

The station is staffed 15 minutes before the first service and 15 minutes after the last service. There are toilets, platform CCTV and a booking office. There are departure and arrival screens on the platform for passenger information. The station has car parking for 4 vehicles, a cycle rack with 12 spaces and secure storage for 28 cycles. [3]

Services

Trains operate every 15 minutes, Monday-Saturday to Ormskirk via Liverpool Central to the north, and Hunts Cross to the south. On Sundays, services are every 30 minutes in each direction. [4]

References

  1. McDonough, Tony (5 April 2019). "Merseytravel secures funding for passenger lifts at six Merseyrail stations". Liverpool Business News. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. "St Michaels and Hunts Cross Stations, Liverpool". Cyril Orchard. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  3. "St-michaels train station | timetable | ticket prices & facilities". www.merseyrail.org. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  4. GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 103
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Brunswick
towards Ormskirk
  Merseyrail
Northern Line
  Aigburth
towards Hunts Cross
 Historical railways 
Brunswick (Original)
Line and station closed
  Cheshire Lines Committee
Garston and Liverpool Railway
  Otterspool
Line open, station closed
Saint James
Line open, station closed