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Maghull railway station

Coordinates: 53°30′23″N 2°55′52″W / 53.5064°N 2.9311°W / 53.5064; -2.9311
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This article is about the current railway station in Maghull. For the closed station, see Sefton and Maghull railway station.

Maghull
General information
LocationSefton
Coordinates53°30′23″N 2°55′52″W / 53.5064°N 2.9311°W / 53.5064; -2.9311
Managed byMerseyrail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeMAG
Fare zoneC3[1]
History
Original companyEast Lancashire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 April 1849Station opened

Maghull railway station is a railway station in Maghull, a suburb of Liverpool, England. It is situated on the Ormskirk branch of the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network. As of 2013/14 it is the tenth busiest station on the Merseyrail network and the busiest station to not provide any interchange between any other services.

History

The railway line between Walton Junction (near Liverpool) and Lostock Hall (near Preston) was proposed by the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway, and was authorised by Act of Parliament on 18 August 1846. In October 1846, the company was leased to the East Lancashire Railway, which opened the line on 2 April 1849; among the original stations was that at Maghull.[2][3]

Maghull is currently the last station on this branch on Merseyside before the county boundary with Lancashire. This will change when Maghull North station opens in 2018.[4]

Frank Hornby, the designer of Hornby model railways, lived in the Maghull area; he based the design for all railway stations for small towns and villages in the Hornby Trainset on Maghull station.[citation needed]

Facilities

There is a large 275-space car park situated on the site. There is also a taxi rank at the station, toilets, a shelter on the Ormskirk platform and a heated indoor shelter on the Liverpool platform. The manned ticket booth (open from start to end of service) is located in the M to GO shop on the Ormskirk platform and there is an automatic ticket machine on the Liverpool platform. Train running information is provided by digital display screens, automated announcements and timetable posters. Step-free access is available to both platforms. There is a cycle rack for 6 cycles and secure cycle storage for 34 cycles.[5]

Services

Trains operate between Ormskirk and Liverpool Central every 15 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytimes, and every 30 minutes in the evening and all day Sunday.[6] The station is at street level and 2 small ramps provide access to the platforms. There is a level crossing at the south end (the only one on the Walton Junction to Ormskirk section) and a pedestrian footbridge linking each platform.

  • The car park at the station.
    The car park at the station.
  • The station platforms and footbridge.
    The station platforms and footbridge.
  • The station building, viewed from the platform.
    The station building, viewed from the platform.
  • The station building, viewed from the car park.
    The station building, viewed from the car park.

References

  1. ^ "Areas and Zones Boundary Points For Pre-paid Tickets scheme" (PDF). Merseytravel. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 88. CN 8983. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  3. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 152. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  4. ^ "Planning approval granted for new Maghull North station scheme". Merseytravel. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Maghull train station | timetable | ticket prices & facilities". www.merseyrail.org. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  6. ^ GB eNRT May 2017 Edition, Table 105
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Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Maghull North
towards Ormskirk 		  Merseyrail
Northern Line 		  Old Roan
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