New Brighton railway station
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A Merseyrail Class 508 at New Brighton.
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| Location | |
| Place | New Brighton |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Grid reference | SJ304939 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | NBN |
| Managed by | Merseyrail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.344 million |
| 2005/06 |  0.351 million |
| 2006/07 | 0.359 million |
| 2007/08 | 0.373 million |
| 2008/09 | 1.046 million |
| 2009/10 |  0.982 million |
| 2010/11 | 1.026 million |
| 2011/12 | 1.031 million |
| 2012/13 | 1.005 million |
| 2013/14 | 0.911 million |
| 2014/15 | 0.934 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | B1 |
| History | |
| 1888 | Opened |
| 1938 | Electrified |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
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| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at New Brighton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal |
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New Brighton railway station is situated in New Brighton, Wirral, England. It is situated at the end of the New Brighton branch of the Wirral Line Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). west of Liverpool Lime Street on the Merseyrail network.
History
The station was built as the terminus of the Wirral Railway's route from Birkenhead Park station, opening in 1888. Through services via the Mersey Railway Tunnel to Liverpool commenced in 1938, when the London Midland and Scottish Railway electrified the line.
Between 1960 and 1976, diesel services on the Bidston to Wrexham line ran through to New Brighton, this arrangement having started when the service was dieselised and the old branch to Seacombe station which was previously used as the terminus was closed. The service on the last leg to New Brighton was very little used apart from on peak summer days, most passengers from the west Wirral and North Wales were heading for Liverpool instead, and from 1976 it was diverted away from New Brighton to Birkenhead North, and subsequently terminated at Bidston. The diesel trains normally used the northern face of the island platform at New Brighton, with the electric services using the opposite face.
Facilities
The station is staffed, during all opening hours, and has platform CCTV.[1] There is a payphone, a station cafe and a vending machine, as well as a waiting room and toilets. There is, also, a booking office, live departure and arrival screens, for passenger information, and the terminus island platform also has a further sheltered waiting area.[2] The station has a drop-off point, and a cycle rack with sixteen spaces. However, the station doesn't have a car park.[3] The station and island platform can be easily accessed by passengers with wheelchairs or prams.[2]
Services
Current service levels are every 15 minutes to Liverpool during Monday to Saturday daytime, and every 30 minutes at other times.[4] These services are all provided by Merseyrail's fleet of Class 507 and Class 508 EMUs.
Gallery
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British Rail Class 503s stabled at New Brighton, in 1983.
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New Brighton railway station frontage (1).jpg
The station frontage.
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Another view of the station, on Atherton Street.
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Portland Street Bridge, New Brighton Station (geograph 2985711).jpg
A view of Portland Street road bridge, from the end of the platform.
References
- ↑ Station Facilities for New Brighton Accessed 2013-12-19
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Brighton Plan Accessed 2013-12-19
- ↑ New Brighton train station, Merseyrail Accessed 2013-12-19
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to New Brighton railway station. |
- Train times and station information for New Brighton railway station from National Rail
- Station information for New Brighton railway station from Merseyrail
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| Terminus | Merseyrail Wirral Line |
Wallasey Grove Road towards Liverpool Central |
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