Overpool railway station was opened on 17 August 1988 and serves the central area of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England. It is situated on the Hooton–Helsby line and is served by the Wirral Line which is part of the Merseyrail network.

Overpool
General information
Location	Overpool, Cheshire West and Chester England
Coordinates	53.284°N 2.925°W / 53.284; -2.925
Grid reference	SJ384767
Managed by	Merseyrail
Transit authority	Merseytravel
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	OVE
Fare zone	G1
Classification	DfT category F2
Passengers
2016/17	0.155 million
2017/18	0.123 million
2018/19	0.157 million
2019/20	0.152 million
2020/21	70,412
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

It became part of the Merseyrail network in 1994, when the branch from Hooton to Ellesmere Port was electrified, and through train services to Liverpool via Birkenhead commenced.

Facilities

The station has platform CCTV.[1] Each platform has a sheltered waiting area. There are live electronic departure and arrival screens, on the platform, for passenger information. There is a payphone, next to the entrance, on platform 1.[2] There is ramp access, to each platform, from the Overpool Road bridge, for passengers with wheelchairs or prams.

Overpool is one of four stations on the Merseyrail network that are unstaffed, the others being Bache, Capenhurst and Little Sutton. Passengers purchase tickets from the Ticket Vending Machine located on the platform. This machine can issue tickets to any destination on the rail network. Passengers failing to purchase a ticket will be liable for a Penalty Fare if they board a Merseyrail service without obtaining a valid ticket.

This station became part of the Merseyrail Penalty Fares Area on 15 June 2009.

Services

Overpool is served by trains every 30 minutes (all day every day, including Sundays) between Ellesmere Port and Liverpool.[3] These services are all provided by Merseyrail's fleet of Class 507 and Class 508 EMUs.

Gallery

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  A Class 508 arrives with a service to Liverpool.
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  The station platforms.
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  The entrance ramp to one of the platforms.
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  The platforms and footbridge.

References

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Chester to Birkenhead. Middleton Press. fig. 98. ISBN 9781908174215. OCLC 811323335.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Overpool railway station.

• Train times and station information for Overpool railway station from National Rail
• Station information for Overpool railway station from Merseyrail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Ellesmere Port Terminus		Merseyrail Wirral Line Ellesmere Port Branch		Little Sutton towards Liverpool Central

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