Waterloo railway station (Merseyside)

Waterloo railway station is a railway station in Waterloo, Merseyside, England on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network. It serves a largely residential area.

Waterloo (Merseyside)
A Merseyrail Class 508 at the station.
Location
Place	Waterloo
Local authority	Sefton
Coordinates	53.4749°N 3.0256°W / 53.4749; -3.0256
Grid reference	SJ320980
Operations
Station code	WLO
Managed by	Merseyrail
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	1.511 million
2015/16	1.536 million
2016/17	1.578 million
2017/18	1.552 million
2018/19	1.684 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Merseytravel
Zone	C3
History
1848	Opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Waterloo (Merseyside) from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

Waterloo opened in 1848 as the original terminus of the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway. In 1850, the line was extended to Liverpool Exchange. It became part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR), on 14 June 1855,[1] which took over from the (LCSR). The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway amalgamated with the London and North Western Railway on 1 January 1922 and in turn was Grouped into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. 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. 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, or via ramped walkway from the bus interchange across the road.[2]

Services

Trains run to Southport (northbound) and Liverpool Central and Hunts Cross (southbound) at 15 minute frequencies Monday-Saturday (first train to Southport 0609, last train 2354, first train to Hunts Cross 0610, last train 2325, later train to Liverpool Central 2343). On summer Sundays, trains run to Southport and Liverpool Central every 15 minutes, but every 30 minutes to Hunts Cross (first train to Southport 0824, first train to Hunts Cross 0825, last trains as Monday - Saturday). On winter Sundays, the entire Southport - Hunts Cross service runs every 30 minutes.[3] The change from summer to winter services and vice versa does not match the standard Network Rail timetable date changes.

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

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

References

1. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 88. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
2. "Waterloo train station | timetable | ticket prices & facilities". www.merseyrail.org. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
3. Merseytravel Railway timetables
4. Trevena, Arthur (1980). Trains in Trouble. Vol. 1. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 18. ISBN 0-906899-01-X.

External links

• Train times and station information for Waterloo railway station (Merseyside) from National Rail

• Station information for Waterloo railway station from Merseyrail

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