Waterloo railway station (Merseyside)

Coordinates: 53°28′30″N 3°01′32″W / 53.4749°N 3.0256°W / 53.4749; -3.0256
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Waterloo (Merseyside)
Merseytravel
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWLO
Fare zoneC3
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
1848Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 1.684 million
2019/20Increase 1.933 million
2020/21Decrease 0.553 million
2021/22Increase 1.238 million
2022/23Increase 1.324 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Waterloo railway station is a

Northern Line of the Merseyrail
network. It serves a largely residential area, although there is a number of shops along South Road, where the station entrance is situated.

History

Waterloo opened in 1848 as the original terminus of the

Nationalisation followed in 1948 and in 1978 the station became part of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line (operated by British Rail until privatisation
in 1995).

Facilities

The station is staffed 15 minutes before the first service and 15 minutes after the last service. There is platform CCTV, shelters and a booking office. A self-serve ticket machine is also provided in the booking hall. There are departure and arrival screens on the platform for passenger information. The station has secure storage for 30 cycles. The station is fully wheelchair accessible: access to the platforms is via steps or a lift from the ticket office. There is another entry point by means of a ramp from the bus station across South Road, although this has been closed for several years. The station also connects with local bus services.[2]

Services

Trains run northbound to Southport and southbound to Hunts Cross via Liverpool Central at 15 minute frequencies on Mondays to Saturdays. On Sundays, they run every 30 minutes.[3]

Accidents and incidents

On 15 July 1903, a Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway passenger train entered the station at excessive speed and was derailed. Seven people were killed and 116 were injured.[4]

Gallery

  • A Merseyrail Class 508 approaches the station, from Liverpool.
    A Merseyrail Class 508 approaches the station, from Liverpool.
  • Looking towards the station entrance, from the platform.
    Looking towards the station entrance, from the platform.
  • Platform buildings and furniture at the station.
    Platform buildings and furniture at the station.
  • The entrance to the station, from the road.
    The entrance to the station, from the road.

References

  1. OCLC 19514063
    . CN 8983.
  2. ^ "Waterloo train station | timetable | ticket prices & facilities". www.merseyrail.org. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. ^ Table 82 National Rail timetable, May 2023
  4. ISBN 0-906899-01-X
    .

External links

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Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Blundellsands
& Crosby
towards Southport 		 
Northern Line
   Seaforth
& Litherland
towards Hunts Cross
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