Upton railway station

This article is about the Arriva Trains Wales station. For the former Pennsylvania Railroad station, see Upton Station (Pennsylvania Railroad Station).

Upton
Location
Place	Upton
Local authority	Wirral
Operations
Station code	UPT
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	13,863
2005/06 *	14,662
2006/07 *	12,976
2007/08 *	15,477
2008/09 *	20,902
2009/10 *	21,036
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Merseytravel
Zone	B1
History
Opened 1896 (1896)
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 Upton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Upton railway station serves the village of Upton, Wirral and the Noctorum area of Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, England. The station is situated on the Borderlands Line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Arriva Trains Wales.

History

Upton Station was opened in 1896. The station used to have a booking office, on the road bridge, which spans the two platforms. The booking office was removed during redevelopment of the station & expansion of the road bridge in the 1970s. Each platform also used to have its own waiting room. Adjacent to the station there was a coal & goods yard, which is presently the site of a Co-Operative supermarket.

Future

Proposals have been put forward by Merseyrail to electrify the track as part of the 'Borderlands Electrification' scheme. This would allow the station to serve as a part of a direct service to Liverpool.

Arriva Trains Wales have an 'Adopt a Station' initiative, Upton Station is presently on their list of unadopted stations & is available for adoption by a member, or members, of the public.

Services

An Arriva Trains Wales DMU at Upton

From Monday to Saturday, there is an hourly service between Bidston and Wrexham Central (two-hourly in the evening and on Bank Holidays). There is an irregular service (six trains each way) on Sundays.

External links

• Train times and station information for Upton railway station from National Rail
• The railway in Upton, including various historical photographic images, courtesy of Upton.cx

Upton Station is on the list of stations available for adoption as part of the Adopt a Station initiative of Arriva Trains Wales.

References

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Heswall		Arriva Trains Wales Borderlands Line		Bidston