Fazakerley railway station

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Template other Template:Routemap Fazakerley railway station is a railway station in Fazakerley, Liverpool, England. It is situated on the Headbolt Lane branch of the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network.

History

The Liverpool and Bury Railway (L&BR) was authorised in 1845,Template:Sfn but while it was under construction, the L&BR amalgamated with the Manchester and Leeds Railway (M&LR) in 1846,Template:Sfn and the M&LR in turn was renamed the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1847.Template:Sfn The line opened on 20 November 1848;Template:Sfn one of the original stations was Simonswood.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn This station was renamed twice: it had become Aintree by 1850,Template:Sfn and in March 1860 it took its present name FazakerleyTemplate:Sfn to avoid confusion with the nearby Aintree station on a different line,Template:Sfn which had opened in 1849.Template:Sfn

At the time of opening, the mileage of the station was from Bury,Template:Sfn but this has since been amended to from Manchester Victoria via Wigan.Template:Sfn

To the north-east of the station is Fazakerley Junction, from Manchester Victoria,Template:Sfn which is where the North Mersey Branch once headed westwards towards Gladstone Dock.Template:Sfn The branch has closed, but the junction remains as the point where the double track out of Liverpool becomes single track for the last few miles into Kirkby.Template:Sfn The line eastwards was singled in May 1970, though through running beyond Kirkby (to Wigan Wallgate and Template:Rws) continued until the inauguration of electric operation in May 1977.

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.

Services

The station is currently served by four trains per hour in each direction during the day time Monday - Saturday. In late evenings and on Sundays services are reduced to two trains per hour in each direction. Services are operated using Template:Brc BEMUs.

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.

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External links

• Train times and station information for Fazakerley railway station from National Rail