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Ellesmere Port railway station
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| Ellesmere Port | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Ellesmere Port | ||
| Local authority | Ellesmere Port and Neston | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Merseyrail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.218 million | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ellesmere Port. | |||
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Ellesmere Port railway station is located in the town of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England. It is one of the termini of the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network, and is also served by Northern Rail trains to Helsby.
The ticket office is staffed Monday to Friday only between 06:05 and 14:00. At other times, passengers purchase tickets from conductors on board the train.
The station is situated on the branch of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway from Hooton to Helsby which opened in 1863.
Ellesmere Port became part of the Merseyrail network in 1994, when the line from Hooton was electrified and through train services to Liverpool via Birkenhead commenced.
Wirral Line services operate every 30 minutes each day (including Sunday) towards Birkenhead and Liverpool, with additional services operating in peak periods.
Northern Rail operate a limited shuttle service to Helsby. There are two departures in the early morning and two in mid-afternoon. There is no Sunday service. Some services continue to Warrington Bank Quay and Liverpool Lime Street.
- Train times and station information for Ellesmere Port railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Ellesmere Port railway station from Multimap.com
- Station information from Merseyrail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overpool | Merseyrail (Wirral Line) |
Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Northern Rail (Ellesmere Port to Warrington Rail Line) |
Stanlow and Thornton | ||
| Merseyrail Wirral Line Stations | |
|---|---|
| New Brighton Branch: | New Brighton Wallasey Grove Road Wallasey Village |
| West Kirby Branch: | West Kirby Hoylake Manor Road Meols Moreton Leasowe Bidston |
| Northern Branch: | Birkenhead North Birkenhead Park Conway Park |
| Liverpool Loop: | Hamilton Square James Street Moorfields Liverpool Lime Street Liverpool Central |
| Southern Branch: | Birkenhead Central Green Lane Rock Ferry Bebington Port Sunlight Spital Bromborough Rake Bromborough Eastham Rake Hooton |
| Chester Branch: | Capenhurst Bache Chester |
| Ellesmere Port Branch: | Little Sutton Overpool Ellesmere Port |
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