Waterloo railway station (Merseyside)

Infobox UK station
name = Waterloo


caption = The platforms of Waterloo railway station
code = WLO
manager = Merseyrail
locale = Waterloo
borough = Sefton
pte = Merseytravel
zone = C3
usage0405 = 0.601
platforms = 2
years = 1848
events = Opened

Waterloo railway station is a railway station in Waterloo, Liverpool, England on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network. It serves a largely residential area and is one of the most heavily used intermediate stations on the Merseyrail Network.

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 in 1904, 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 privatised in 1995).

ervices

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. [ [http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/railindex.asp Merseytravel Railway timetables] ] Users should note that the change from summer to winter services and vice versa does not match the standard Network Rail timetable date changes.

External links

* [http://www.merseyrail.org/stations/?iStationId=67 Station information] from Merseyrail

Notes and References

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