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.
Fazakerley  | |||||
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 Fazakerley railway station in 2023 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Fazakerley, Liverpool England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°28′08″N 2°56′12″W / 53.4690°N 2.9368°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ379974 | ||||
| Managed by | Merseyrail | ||||
| Transit authority | Merseytravel | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | FAZ | ||||
| Fare zone | C1 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 20 November 1848 | Station opens as Simonswood | ||||
| by 1850 | Renamed Aintree | ||||
| March 1860 | Renamed Fazakerley | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  1.465 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  0.414 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.920 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.899 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.900 million | ||||
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History
editThe Liverpool and Bury Railway (L&BR) was authorised in 1845,[1] but while it was under construction, the L&BR amalgamated with the Manchester and Leeds Railway (M&LR) in 1846,[2] and the M&LR in turn was renamed the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1847.[3] The line opened on 20 November 1848;[4] one of the original stations was Simonswood.[5][6] This station was renamed twice: it had become Aintree by 1850,[7] and in March 1860 it took its present name Fazakerley[8] to avoid confusion with the nearby Aintree station on a different line,[6] which had opened in 1849.[9]
At the time of opening, the mileage of the station was 29+1⁄2 miles (47.5 km) from Bury,[6] but this has since been amended to 31 miles 31 chains (50.5 km) from Manchester Victoria via Wigan.[10]
To the north-east of the station is Fazakerley Junction, 30 miles 72 chains (49.7 km) from Manchester Victoria,[10] which is where the North Mersey Branch once headed westwards towards Gladstone Dock.[11] 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.[10] The line eastwards was singled in May 1970, though through running beyond Kirkby (to Wigan Wallgate and Bolton) continued until the inauguration of electric operation in May 1977.[12]
Facilities
editIn 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.[13]
Services
editThe 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 Class 777 BEMUs.[14][15]
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.[16]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Kirkby towards Headbolt Lane
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Merseyrail |
Rice Lane towards Liverpool Central
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Notes
edit- ^ Marshall 1969, p. 129.
- ^ Marshall 1969, p. 130.
- ^ Marshall 1969, p. 65.
- ^ Marshall 1969, p. 132.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 212.
- ^ a b c Marshall 1969, p. 133.
- ^ Butt 1995, pp. 212, 14.
- ^ Butt 1995, pp. 14, 95.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 14.
- ^ a b c Yonge 2005, map 41A.
- ^ Marshall 1969, p. 160.
- ^ "Disused Stations - Rainford Junction Signal Box" Disused Stations; Retrieved 25 March 2016
- ^ "Fazakerley train station | timetable | ticket prices & facilities". www.merseyrail.org. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Increased services between Headbolt Lane and Liverpool Central". Merseyrail. Retrieved 12 October 2023.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Table 83 National Rail timetable, May 2023
- ^ "Headbolt Lane Station In Kirkby Opens To Merseyrail Services". Merseyrail. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
References
edit- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Marshall, John (1969). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4352-1.
- Yonge, John (March 2005) [1990]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 4: Midlands & North West (2nd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. ISBN 0-9549866-0-1.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Fazakerley railway station from National Rail
- Station information for Fazakerley railway station from Merseyrail