Fazakerley railway station
Fazakerley Merseytravel | |
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Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | FAZ |
Fare zone | C1 |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
20 November 1848 | Station opens as Simonswood |
by 1850 | Renamed Aintree |
March 1860 | Renamed Fazakerley |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 1.250 million |
2019/20 | 1.465 million |
2020/21 | 0.414 million |
2021/22 | 0.920 million |
2022/23 | 0.899 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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Fazakerley railway station is a
History
The Liverpool and Bury Railway (L&BR) was authorised in 1845,[1] but while it was under construction, the L&BR amalgamated with the Manchester and Leeds Railway (M&LR) in 1846,[2] and the M&LR in turn was renamed the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1847.[3] The line opened on 20 November 1848;[4] one of the original stations was Simonswood.[5][6] This station was renamed twice: it had become Aintree by 1850,[7] and in March 1860 it took its present name Fazakerley[8] to avoid confusion with the nearby Aintree station on a different line,[6] which had opened in 1849.[9]
At the time of opening, the mileage of the station was 29+1⁄2 miles (47.5 km) from
To the north-east of the station is Fazakerley Junction, 30 miles 72 chains (49.7 km) from Manchester Victoria,
Facilities
In common with most Merseyrail stations, it is staffed throughout the day - the street-level ticket office opens 15 minutes prior to start of service and closes at 00:25 each evening (including Sundays). At platform level, there are digital display screens, timetable posters and shelters on each side; a P.A system also provides automated train running information. The ticket office is linked to the platforms via a footbridge - this has a lift installed on each side to provide step-free access. There are cycle racks for 4 cycles and secure cycle storage for 20 cycles.[13]
Services
The station is currently served by Three trains per hour in each direction in the day time, Monday - Saturday. In Late evenings and Sundays services are reduced to Two trains per hour in each direction. Services are operated using Class 777 EMUs.[14][15]
In the future, the service will be increased to up to four trains per hour in each direction as more battery operated Class 777 trains become available.[16]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Kirkby towards Headbolt Lane
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Northern Line
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Rice Lane towards Liverpool Central
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Notes
- ^ Marshall 1969, p. 129.
- ^ Marshall 1969, p. 130.
- ^ Marshall 1969, p. 65.
- ^ Marshall 1969, p. 132.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 212.
- ^ a b c Marshall 1969, p. 133.
- ^ Butt 1995, pp. 212, 14.
- ^ Butt 1995, pp. 14, 95.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 14.
- ^ a b c Yonge 2005, map 41A.
- ^ Marshall 1969, p. 160.
- ^ "Disused Stations - Rainford Junction Signal Box" Disused Stations; Retrieved 25 March 2016
- ^ "Fazakerley train station | timetable | ticket prices & facilities". www.merseyrail.org. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Increased services between Headbolt Lane and Liverpool Central". Merseyrail. Retrieved 12 October 2023.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Table 83 National Rail timetable, May 2023
- ^ "Headbolt Lane Station In Kirkby Opens To Merseyrail Services". Merseyrail. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
References
- OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. OCLC 228266687.
- ISBN 0-7153-4352-1.
- Yonge, John (March 2005) [1990]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 4: Midlands & North West (2nd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. ISBN 0-9549866-0-1.
External links
- Train times and station information for Fazakerley railway station from National Rail
- Station information for Fazakerley railway station from Merseyrail