Bromborough railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Bromborough in Merseyside, England. The station is situated on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Bromborough, Wirral England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°19′18″N 2°59′13″W / 53.3218°N 2.9869°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ343809 | ||||
| Managed by | Merseyrail | ||||
| Transit authority | Merseytravel | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | BOM | ||||
| Fare zone | B2 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1841 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.635 million | ||||
| 2019/20 | 0.709 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  0.178 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.441 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.527 million | ||||
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Parts of this article (those related to Facilities) need to be updated. (April 2023) |
History
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The station is on the former Chester and Birkenhead Railway, which opened in 1840. The station itself opened in 1841.
Direct train services to Liverpool began in 1985, when the line between Rock Ferry and Hooton was electrified; previously passengers for Liverpool had to change at Rock Ferry. Further electrification by British Rail in early 1990s allowed electric train services to be extended, first to Chester in 1993 and then Ellesmere Port in 1994.
The station is almost identical in architecture and layout to neighbouring Spital.
Facilities
editThe station is staffed, during all opening hours, and has platform CCTV.[1] There is a vending machine and a booking office. There are departure screens by the ticket office and on the platforms, and a payphone outside. Each of the two platforms has sheltered seating. There is a free car park with 136 spaces (following 2021 extension), which is across Allport Road, a cycle rack with 8 spaces, and a secure cycle locker with 76 spaces.[2] Access to the station booking office from Allport Road is straightforward. Access to each of the two platforms is by stepped ramp or staircase. [3] Platform access has not been modernised to the standard of that at Hooton.
Services
editTrains operate every 15 minutes between Chester and Liverpool on weekdays and Saturdays until late evening when the service becomes half-hourly, as it is on Sundays. Additionally there is a half-hourly service between Liverpool and Ellesmere Port all day, every day.[4] Northbound trains operate via Birkenhead Hamilton Square station in Birkenhead and the Mersey Railway Tunnel to Liverpool. Southbound trains all proceed as far as Hooton, where the lines to Chester and Ellesmere Port divide. These services are all provided by Merseyrail's fleet of Class 507 and Class 777 EMUs.
Gallery
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The waiting room and bridge. -
The station sign on Allport Road. -
The station frontage.
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References
edit- ^ Station Facilities for Bromborough Accessed 2013-12-20
- ^ Bromborough train station facilities, Merseyrail Accessed 2013-12-20
- ^ "Bromborough Station Plan". Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "Wirral Line timetable" (PDF). Merseyrail. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
Further reading
edit- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Chester to Birkenhead. Middleton Press. figs. 44-50. ISBN 9781908174215. OCLC 811323335.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Bromborough railway station from National Rail
- Station information for Bromborough railway station from Merseyrail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Eastham Rake towards Chester or Ellesmere Port |
Merseyrail Wirral Line Ellesmere Port/Chester |
Bromborough Rake towards Liverpool Central | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Hooton Line and station open |
GWR & LNWR Chester and Birkenhead Railway |
Spital Line and station open | ||