Moreton (Merseyside) railway station

Moreton
A Merseyrail Class 507 at Moreton
Location
Place	Moreton
Local authority	Wirral
Grid reference	SJ260906
Operations
Station code	MRT
Managed by	Merseyrail
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.265 million
2005/06	0.271 million
2006/07	0.272 million
2007/08	0.283 million
2008/09	0.754 million
2009/10	0.700 million
2010/11	0.732 million
2011/12	0.731 million
2012/13	0.676 million
2013/14	0.543 million
2014/15	0.552 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Merseytravel
Zone	B1
History
1866	Opened
1938	Electrified
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Moreton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Moreton railway station is situated in Moreton, Wirral, England. The station is on the West Kirby branch of the Wirral Line, which is part of the Merseyrail network.

History

Moreton station opened for regular service on 2 July 1866, on the Hoylake Railway, between Hoylake and Birkenhead Docks.^[1][2] By 1898, the station had a small signal box towards the eastern end of the westbound platform, and a siding to the south of the station.^[3] West of the station, sidings for Moreton brickworks were added around 1903.^[3][4] The signal box was replaced in 1932, and moved to the north side of the tracks beyond the eastern end of the platform.^[5][6]

The platform buildings were replaced in 1938, rebuilt in an identical style to one at Hoylake.^[7][8] Through electric services to Liverpool Central commenced on 13 March 1938, when the LMS electrified the lines from Birkenhead Park to West Kirby.^[9][10] The service was provided by the then-new LMS electric multiple units. However, on Sunday mornings, the service was provided by the older Mersey Railway electric units which, up until that point, had only ever run from Liverpool to Birkenhead Park.^[11]

Cadbury had a private siding adjacent to the station after 1956, although their freight trains had ended by 1971.^[12][13] The 30-lever signal box closed on 17 September 1994, and was demolished on 13 November 1994.^[13][14]

Facilities

The station has a booking office and a car park, with a cycle rack for ten bicycles. The station is staffed, at all times during opening hours, has departure and arrival screens for passenger information, and platform CCTV. Each platform has open-air seating, a waiting room and a payhone.^[15]

Services

Current services are every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime) to West Kirby and Liverpool. At other times, trains operate every 30 minutes.^[16] These services are provided by Merseyrail's fleet of Class 507 and Class 508 EMUs.

Gallery

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  The station overbridge.

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  The station platforms and waiting shelters.

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  Merseyrail Class 507 and Class 508 units pass at the station.

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  The station building, viewed from the main road.

References

1. Maund 2009, p. 10
2. Maund 2009, p. 7
3. Maund 2009, p. 121
4. Mitchell & Smith 2014, map XI
5. Maund 2009, p. 153
6. Mitchell & Smith 2014, fig. 39
7. Maund 2009, p. 164
8. Mitchell & Smith 2014, fig. 41
9. Gahan 1983, p. 63
10. Maund 2009, p. 166
11. Gahan 1983, p. 67
12. Mitchell & Smith 2014, fig. 42
13. Mitchell & Smith 2014, fig. 43
14. Maund 2009, p. 227
15. "Moreton (Merseyside) Station Plan". National Rail. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
16. "Wirral Line timetable" (PDF). Merseyrail. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

Sources

• Gahan, John W. (1983). Steel Wheels to Deeside - The Wirral Railway past and present. Birkenhead: Countryvise. ISBN 0-907768-70-9.
• Maund, T.B. (2009). The Wirral Railway and its Predecessors. Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 978-1-899-88938-9.
• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Birkenhead to West Kirby. West Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1908174611. OCLC 885451764.

External links

• Train times and station information for Moreton (Merseyside) railway station from National Rail

• Station information for Moreton railway station from Merseyrail

Coordinates: 53°24′29″N 3°06′47″W / 53.408°N 3.113°W