Birkdale railway station

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  1. Harrop 1985, pp. 136 & 144.
  2. Bradshaw 1968, p. 756.
  3. The first Birkdale station on an 1847 OS 6" map, via National Library of Scotland
  4. Birkdale's first two stations on an OS 6" map, via National Library of Scotland
  5. Harrop 1985, p. 145.
  6. Awdry 1990, p. 88.
  7. Historic England, "Birkdale Signal Box (1412052)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 28 January 2016
  8. "Birkdale train station | timetable | ticket prices & facilities". www.merseyrail.org. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  9. Table 82 National Rail timetable, May 2023

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Birkdale
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General information
Location Birkdale, Sefton
England
Coordinates 53°38′02″N3°00′52″W / 53.6340°N 3.0145°W / 53.6340; -3.0145
Grid reference SD330157
Managed by Merseyrail
Transit authority Merseytravel
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBDL
Fare zoneD1
Classification DfT category E
Key dates
31 July 1848Opened as "Gilbert's Crossing" 56 chains (1.1 km) nearer Liverpool
1851Replaced on present site as "Birkdale Park" [1]
Before 1910Renamed "Birkdale" [2]
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 1.258 million