Rice Lane railway station
Rice Lane railway station is a railway station in Liverpool, England, located to the north of the city centre in the Walton district. It is on the Kirkby branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line.
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![]() A view of the ticket office, from the footbridge. | |
Location | |
Place | Walton |
Local authority | Liverpool |
Coordinates | 53.4576°N 2.9628°W |
Grid reference | SJ361960 |
Operations | |
Station code | RIL |
Managed by | Merseyrail |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
Annual rail passenger usage* | |
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Passenger Transport Executive | |
PTE | Merseytravel |
Zone | C1 |
History | |
20 November 1848 | Opened as Preston Road |
14 May 1984 | Renamed Rice Lane |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Rice Lane from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. |
The station was opened on 20 November 1848, and was known as Preston Road until 14 May 1984.[1] It is located just to the north of Walton Junction, where the Kirkby and Ormskirk branches of the Northern line diverge; Walton (Merseyside) station on the Ormskirk line is close by (5 minutes away on foot along Hornby Road).
Facilities
Rice Lane is staffed throughout day, as is the norm for Merseyrail stations (15 minutes before start of service until 00:20, seven days per week). The ticket office is located on the Liverpool-bound platform and there are shelters on each side, along with digital information screens and timetable posters. Automated train running announcements are also provided. No step-free access is offered, as the only way to reach the platforms is via a staircase from the road after which the station is named (the two platforms being linked by a stepped footbridge).[2]
Services
Trains operate every 15 minutes between Kirkby and Liverpool Central, and every 30 minutes at other time (evenings after 19:50 and all day Sundays).[3]
Gallery
- The A59 road bridge, at the end of the platform.
- The station footbridge.
- A Merseyrail Class 508 arrives with a service.
- A view from the footbridge.
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 191, 197. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Rice Lane station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 21 December 2016
- Table 104 National Rail timetable, December 2016
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rice Lane railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Rice Lane railway station from National Rail
- Station information for Rice Lane railway station from Merseyrail
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Following station | ||
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Fazakerley towards Kirkby |
Merseyrail Northern Line |
Kirkdale towards Liverpool Central |