Heswall railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Heswall |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Coordinates | 53°19′48″N 3°04′26″W / 53.330°N 3.074°WCoordinates: 53°19′48″N 3°04′26″W / 53.330°N 3.074°W |
| Grid reference | SJ286819 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HSW |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 27,223 |
| 2005/06 * | 26,143 |
| 2006/07 * | 23,409 |
| 2007/08 * | 24,670 |
| 2008/09 * | 44,764 |
| 2009/10 * | 45,180 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | B2 |
| History | |
| Original company | North Wales and Liverpool Joint Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 1 May 1898 | opened as Heswall Hills |
| 7 May 1973 | renamed Heswall |
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| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Heswall from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Heswall railway station is a railway station located on the eastern edge of the town of Heswall on the Wirral Peninsula, England. It is situated on the Borderlands Line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Arriva Trains Wales. By the end of September 2008, the station will have been fully refurbished and partly rebuilt, a station adoption ceremony will officially take place on the day of completion, to be announced at a later date. Until then, the station is supported by scaffolding and temporary shelters.
The station was previously known as Heswall Hills, as there was previously another station serving Heswall, on the Birkenhead Railway's branch line from West Kirby to Hooton, that is now a footpath known as the Wirral Way.
Arriva Trains Wales operate their 'Adopt-a-Station' policy here, where their station is reported upon and light tasks are undertaken by volunteers. This station does not currently have any adoption vacancies.[1]
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[edit] History
The railway line between Bidston and Hawarden Bridge was authorised on 31 July 1885, and was originally to be a line jointly owned by the Wirral Railway (WR) and the Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway (WMCQ), but in 1889 the WR share was transferred to the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR).[2] Construction began in 1892; the line went through several changes of name, and by the time of its opening (goods 16 March 1896, passengers 18 May), was known as the North Wales and Liverpool Joint Railway.[3]
A station known as Heswall Hills was opened two years later, on 1 May 1898.[4][5] The MS&LR in due course became the Great Central Railway (GCR), which absorbed the WMCQ on 1 January 1905, so that by the time of the 1923 Grouping the line was wholly owned by the GCR, and so became part of the London and North Eastern Railway on 1 January 1923.[6]
Heswall Hills station was renamed Heswall on 7 May 1973.[4]
[edit] Services
From Monday to Saturday, there is an hourly service between Bidston and Wrexham Central (two-hourly in the evening). There is an irregular service on Sundays.
[edit] References
- ^ Arriva Trains Wales | Stations Available
- ^ Dow, George (1962). Great Central, Volume Two: Dominion of Watkin, 1864-1899. Shepperton: Ian Allan. pp. 214, 216. ISBN 0 7110 1469 8.
- ^ Dow 1962, pp. 222,226,228–9,292
- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 119. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
- ^ Dow 1962, p. 295
- ^ Dow, George (1965). Great Central, Volume Three: Fay Sets the Pace, 1900-1922. Shepperton: Ian Allan. pp. 73,347,350. ISBN 0 7110 0263 0.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Heswall railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
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| Neston | Arriva Trains Wales Borderlands Line |
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