Formby railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Formby |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Coordinates | 53°33′13″N 3°04′15″W / 53.5535°N 3.0708°WCoordinates: 53°33′13″N 3°04′15″W / 53.5535°N 3.0708°W |
| Operations | |
| Station code | FBY |
| 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 * | 0.425 million |
| 2005/06 * |  0.482 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.526 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.553 million |
| 2008/09 * | 1.668 million |
| 2009/10 * |  1.577 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | D2 |
| History | |
| Opened 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 Formby from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Formby railway station is a railway station in the town of Formby, Merseyside, England. The station is located on the Southport branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line.
The station has a car park and a newsagent.
[edit] History
Formby opened in 1848 as an intermediate station on the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway. It became part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1904, who 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 privatisation in 1995).
Formby is mentioned in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. This is because the Beeching Report listed Formby as a station to be closed, along with the entire Liverpool to Southport route.
[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.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Formby railway station from National Rail
- Station information for Formby railway station from Merseyrail
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| Hightown | Merseyrail Northern Line |
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