Maghull North railway station
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Parameter validation".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "check for deprecated parameters". Maghull North is a station in Maghull, Merseyside, England, on the Northern Line of Merseyrail. The station opened on 18 June 2018 to serve the north end of Maghull.[1] The station serves as the main station for Moss Side, Ashworth Hospital and planned new housing.
History
An announcement was made in December 2010 that a planned prison and proposed new railway station had been axed by Government spending cutbacks.[2]
In June 2014, it was announced that the land would be used for housing, with the station being built as part of the project.[3] The plan was referenced in Merseytravel's 30 Year Plan,[4] and public comment on the proposals were opened in November 2015.[5][6]
In October 2016, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority approved the business case for the station, which was expected to cost £13 million to build. The station was planned to have two Script error: No such module "convert". platforms, a 156-space car park, step-free access and provision for electric vehicle charging points,[7][8] as well as connections to pedestrian, bus and cycle routes.
Sefton Council approved the planning permission for the station in January 2017, and work began on the station in September 2017.[9] On Monday 18 June 2018, the station opened to passengers, making it the first new railway station in the region in 20 years.[10]
Services
The station is on the Ormskirk to Liverpool branch of the Northern Line. Trains run every 15 minutes during the day, Monday to Saturday. During the evening, and all day on Sundays, services run every 30 minutes.[11]
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Town Green towards Ormskirk |
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- ↑ GB eNRT May 2023 Edition, Table 83
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