railroad.wikisort.org - StationFormby railway station is a railway station in the town of Formby, Merseyside, England. The station is located on the Southport branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line. The station has a car park.
Railway station located on the Northern Line in Formby, Merseyside, England
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History
Formby opened in 1848 as an intermediate station on the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway (LCSR). It became part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) on 14 June 1855[1] who 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).
Formby is mentioned in the song Slow Train by Flanders and Swann. This is because the Beeching Report listed Formby as a station to be closed, along with the entire Liverpool to Southport route.
Facilities
The station is staffed, 15 minutes before the first train and 15 minutes after the last train, and has platform CCTV. There is a payphone, ticket machines, booking office and live departure and arrival screens for passenger information. The station has a free car park, with 126 spaces, as well as an 8-space cycle rack and secure indoor storage for 40 cycles. The platforms are fully accessible for wheelchair users with lifts available.[2]
Services
Trains operate every 15 minutes throughout the day from Monday to Saturday and on summer Sundays to Southport to the north, and to Hunts Cross via Liverpool Central to the south. Winter Sunday services are every 30 minutes in each direction.
Gallery
The ticket office at Formby.
The station frontage, on the main road.
A Merseyrail Class 507 waits at the station.
A building on the Southport-bound platform.
The station from the south
References
Bibliography
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 1-85260-049-7.
External links
Preceding station |
National Rail |
Following station
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Freshfield towards Southport |
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Merseyrail Northern Line |
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Hightown towards Hunts Cross |
Railway stations in Merseyside |
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Knowsley |
- Halewood
- Huyton
- Kirkby
- Prescot
- Roby
- Whiston
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Liverpool (city centre stations in italics) |
- Aigburth
- Bank Hall
- Broad Green
- Brunswick
- Cressington
- Edge Hill
- Fazakerley
- Hunts Cross
- James Street
- Kirkdale
- Liverpool Central
- Liverpool Lime Street
- Liverpool South Parkway
- Liverpool Baltic (proposed)
- Moorfields
- Mossley Hill
- Orrell Park
- Rice Lane
- St Michaels
- Sandhills
- Walton
- Wavertree Technology Park
- West Allerton
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Sefton |
- Ainsdale
- Aintree
- Birkdale
- Blundellsands & Crosby
- Bootle New Strand
- Bootle Oriel Road
- Formby
- Freshfield
- Hall Road
- Hightown
- Hillside
- Maghull
- Maghull North
- Meols Cop
- Old Roan
- Seaforth & Litherland
- Southport
- Waterloo
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St Helens |
- Earlestown
- Eccleston Park
- Garswood
- Lea Green
- Newton-le-Willows
- Rainford
- Rainhill
- St Helens Central
- St Helens Junction
- Thatto Heath
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Wirral |
- Bebington
- Beechwood (proposed)
- Bidston
- Birkenhead Central
- Birkenhead North
- Birkenhead Park
- Bromborough
- Bromborough Rake
- Conway Park
- Eastham Rake
- Green Lane
- Hamilton Square
- Heswall
- Hoylake
- Leasowe
- Manor Road
- Meols
- Moreton
- New Brighton
- Port Sunlight
- Rock Ferry
- Spital
- Town Meadow (proposed)
- Upton
- Wallasey Grove Road
- Wallasey Village
- West Kirby
- Woodchurch (proposed)
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Outside Merseyside, but within the Merseytravel area |
- Hooton
- Hough Green
- Town Green
- Aughton Park
- Ormskirk
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- Transport in Merseyside
- Merseytravel
- Merseyrail
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Northern line stations |
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Southport–Hunts Cross branch |
- Hunts Cross
- Liverpool South Parkway
- Cressington
- Aigburth
- St Michaels
- Brunswick
- (St James – proposed)
- Liverpool Central
- Moorfields
- (Vauxhall – proposed)
- Sandhills
- Bank Hall
- Bootle Oriel Road
- Bootle New Strand
- Seaforth & Litherland
- Waterloo
- Blundellsands & Crosby
- Hall Road
- Hightown
- Formby
- Freshfield
- Ainsdale
- Hillside
- Birkdale
- Southport
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Ormskirk branch |
- Liverpool Central
- Moorfields
- Sandhills
- Kirkdale
- Walton
- Orrell Park
- Aintree
- Old Roan
- Maghull
- Maghull North
- Town Green
- Aughton Park
- Ormskirk
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Kirkby branch |
- Liverpool Central
- Moorfields
- Sandhills
- Kirkdale
- Rice Lane
- Fazakerley
- Kirkby
- (Headbolt Lane – proposed)
- (Rainford – proposed)
- (Skelmersdale – proposed)
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Railway stations served by Merseyrail |
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A |
- Aigburth
- Ainsdale
- Aintree
- Aughton Park
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B |
- Bache
- Bank Hall
- Bebington
- Bidston
- Birkdale
- Birkenhead Central
- Birkenhead Hamilton Square
- Birkenhead North
- Birkenhead Park
- Blundellsands and Crosby
- Bootle New Strand
- Bootle Oriel Road
- Bromborough
- Bromborough Rake
- Brunswick
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C | |
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E | |
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F | |
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G | |
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H |
- Hall Road
- Hightown
- Hillside
- Hooton
- Hoylake
- Hunts Cross
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J | |
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K | |
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L | |
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M |
- Maghull
- Maghull North
- Manor Road
- Meols
- Moorfields
- Moreton (Merseyside)
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N | |
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O |
- Old Roan
- Ormskirk
- Orrell Park
- Overpool
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P | |
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R | |
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S |
- Sandhills
- Seaforth and Litherland
- Southport
- Spital
- St Michaels
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T | |
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W |
- Wallasey Grove Road
- Wallasey Village
- Walton (Merseyside)
- Waterloo (Merseyside)
- West Kirby
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Rail transport in the United Kingdom |
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