Ainsdale railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Ainsdale |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Coordinates | 53°36′07″N 3°02′34″W / 53.6019°N 3.0428°WCoordinates: 53°36′07″N 3°02′34″W / 53.6019°N 3.0428°W |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ANS |
| Managed by | Merseyrail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.289 million |
| 2005/06 * |  0.323 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.328 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.346 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.998 million |
| 2009/10 * |  0.995 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | D1 |
| History | |
| Opened 24 July 1848 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ainsdale from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Ainsdale railway station serves the village of Ainsdale near Southport, England. The station is located on the Southport branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line.
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[edit] History
Ainsdale opened in 1848 as an intermediate station on the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway. In 1904 it became part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, which took over from the LCSR. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway amalgamated with the London and North Western Railway on 1 January 1922 and in turn was Grouped into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. Nationalisation followed in 1948 and in 1978 the station became part of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line (operated by British Rail until privatised in 1995).
Ainsdale station now has electronic real-time passenger information screens which were installed in August 2009 at a cost of £50,000, however they differ from those found on other Merseyrail station platforms. The station itself has benefited from £100,000 of improvements, both platforms have had their waiting shelters refurbished, which have new lighting, heating, floor tiles and seating.
New secure cycle storage facilities were installed at the station in July 2010.
Toilets are located on the Southport-bound platform, access is by request at the ticket office.
[edit] Services
Trains operate every 15 minutes throughout the day from Monday to Saturday and on summer Sundays to Southport to the north, and to Hunts Cross via Liverpool Central to the south. Winter Sunday services are every 30 minutes in each direction.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Freshfield | Merseyrail Northern Line |
Hillside | ||
[edit] References
- Butt, R. V. J. (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. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
[edit] External links
- Station information for Ainsdale railway station from Merseyrail
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