Brunswick railway station

This article is about the railway station in Liverpool, England. For other uses, see Brunswick railway station (disambiguation).

Brunswick
A Merseyrail unit at the station, Hunts Cross-bound
Location
Place	Dingle
Local authority	Liverpool
Coordinates	53.3833°N 2.9762°W / 53.3833; -2.9762
Grid reference	SJ351878
Operations
Station code	BRW
Managed by	Merseyrail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.353 million
2005/06 *	0.407 million
2006/07 *	0.411 million
2007/08 *	0.443 million
2008/09 *	1.062 million
2009/10 *	0.979 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Merseytravel
Zone	C1
History
Original company	Garston and Liverpool Railway
1 June 1864	First station opened
1 March 1874	Station closed
1998	Second station opened on different site
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 Brunswick from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Brunswick railway station is a railway station in Dingle, Liverpool, England, on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail rapid-transit urban network. It also serves the nearby district of Dingle and is situated on a short section of track between two tunnels, between the now in-filled Toxteth and Harrington Docks. The station serves businesses on the Brunswick Dock estate and also the residential area of Dingle which is reached by a bridge.

History

The original Brunswick station was opened on 1 June 1864 by the Garston and Liverpool Railway, on Sefton Street, Liverpool's southern section of the Dock Road. It was the Liverpool terminus of a new Garston and Liverpool Railway line to Liverpool. The terminus was inconveniently outside of the city centre and after only ten years it closed on 1 March 1874 when the line was diverted and extended, mainly by tunnel, to Liverpool Central High Level railway station. A large impressive goods terminal building remained on the station site, providing a connection to the Mersey Docks Railway, giving trains direct access to the quayside at the docks. The goods terminal building was closed in the 1970s. The original passenger station building was still standing until demolition. The mouth of the former Liverpool Overhead Railway tunnel which led to Dingle can be seen just south of the station.

The present passenger station opened in 1998, on a site close to the original station but on the through route to Merseyrail's Liverpool Central underground station. The industrial dock buildings are served on the river side, and a small housing estate at a higher point on the other.

Facilities

The station has a small car park, free of charge. The Liverpool-bound platform has a ticket office and a shelter with seats. A bridge leads over to the Hunts Cross-bound platform which has another shelter. A ramp and stairs lead upwards to the Eastern entrance.

Services

Trains run to either Liverpool Central and Southport to the north or Hunts Cross to the south at 15 minute frequencies Monday-Saturday. On Sundays, trains run at 30 minute frequencies in both directions.

External links

• Train times and station information for Brunswick railway station from National Rail

• Station information for Brunswick railway station from Merseyrail
• History of railway stations in Liverpool

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
St Michaels		Merseyrail Northern Line		Liverpool Central
	Historical railways
St Michaels Line and station open		Cheshire Lines Committee Garston and Liverpool Railway		Terminus