Manor Road railway station is a station in Merseyside, England that serves the towns of Hoylake and Meols. It is located on the West Kirby branch of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network.
General information | |||||
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Location | Hoylake, Wirral England | ||||
Grid reference | SJ222893 | ||||
Managed by | Merseyrail | ||||
Transit authority | Merseytravel | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | MNR | ||||
Fare zone | B2 | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1940 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.332 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.368 million | ||||
2020/21 | 90,840 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.207 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.241 million | ||||
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History
editThe station was proposed in 1936 and opened on 15 May 1940 by the London Midland and Scottish Railway, after their electrification of the former Wirral Railway route from Birkenhead to West Kirby. This allowed for through trains to run between Liverpool and West Kirby.[1][2]
Facilities
editThe station is fully staffed during opening hours and has CCTV cameras on the platform.[1] Each platform has a sheltered seating area for passengers waiting for trains. There is a payphone, booking office and live departure and arrival screens, for passenger information. The station does not have a car park, but does have a secure cycle storage for 10 cycles. There is step-free access available only for the Liverpool-bound platform, for wheelchairs and prams.[2]
Services
editTrains run every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday during the day) between West Kirby and Liverpool. At other times, trains operate every 30 minutes.[3] These services are all provided by Merseyrail's fleet of Class 507 and Class 777 EMUs.
Gallery
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On the Liverpool-bound platform, looking towards Meols.
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A view in the direction of West Kirby.
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A Merseyrail Class 507 on the West Kirby-bound platform.
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The waiting shelter on the West Kirby-bound platform.
References
edit- ^ a b "Station Facilities for Manor Road". National Rail. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Manor Road train station facilities". Merseyrail. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Wirral Line timetable" (PDF). Merseyrail. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
Sources
edit- Maund, T.B. (2009). The Wirral Railway and its Predecessors. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. pp. 176–177. ISBN 978-1-899889-38-9.
Further reading
edit- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Birkenhead to West Kirby. Middleton Press. figs. 48-49. ISBN 9781908174611. OCLC 885451764.
External links
edit- Train times and station information for Manor Road railway station from National Rail
- Station information for Manor Road railway station from Merseyrail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Hoylake towards West Kirby |
Merseyrail Wirral Line West Kirby Branch |
Meols towards Liverpool Central |