Leasowe railway station

Leasowe
Location
Place	Leasowe
Local authority	Wirral
Operations
Station code	LSW
Managed by	Merseyrail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.332 million
2005/06 *	0.341 million
2006/07 *	0.359 million
2007/08 *	0.355 million
2008/09 *	0.990 million
2009/10 *	0.920 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Merseytravel
Zone	B1
History
1894	Opened
1938	Electrified
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 Leasowe from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Leasowe railway station is situated near the village of Leasowe, Wirral, England. It lies on the West Kirby branch of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network.

History

The station, which is situated on Reeds Lane, was opened in 1894. It was built by the Wirral Railway on their line from Birkenhead Park to West Kirby. Through trains to Liverpool commenced in 1938, when the London Midland and Scottish Railway electrified the line to West Kirby.

Services

Current services are every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime) to West Kirby and Liverpool. At other times, trains operate every 30 minutes. The station has a number of connecting Merseytravel bus services and a popular park and ride car park.

External links

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

• Station information for Leasowe railway station from Merseyrail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Moreton		Merseyrail Wirral Line		Bidston