Bank Hall railway station
Bank Hall railway station is a railway station in Kirkdale, Liverpool, England, located to the north of the city centre, on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network. As the area around the station is made up of largely closed industrial buildings, the station is one of the quietest on the Northern Line.
The booking office and platforms. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kirkdale, Liverpool England |
| Coordinates | 53°26′15″N 2°59′15″W / 53.4376°N 2.9875°W |
| Grid reference | SJ344939 |
| Managed by | Merseyrail |
| Transit authority | Merseytravel |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BAH |
| Fare zone | C1 |
| Classification | DfT category E |
| Key dates | |
| 1850 | Opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2017/18 | 0.172 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.257 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.318 million |
| 2020/21 | 93,466 |
| 2021/22 | 0.185 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History edit
Bank Hall opened in 1850 as an intermediate station when the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway was extended from its previous terminal at Waterloo to Liverpool Exchange. It became part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR), on 14 June 1855.[1] 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 privatisation in 1995). Only one of the two island platforms located here is still in use - the other remains but has no track and is heavily overgrown.[2]
Facilities edit
The station's ticket office is staffed during the hours the station is open (from 05:45 on weekdays, 08:00 Sundays until end of service shortly after midnight). There is a shelter on the platform and digital display screens, but no step-free access from the booking hall down to the platform.[3]
Services edit
Trains operate every 15 minutes throughout the day from Monday to Saturday to Southport to the north, and to Hunts Cross via Liverpool Central to the south. Sunday services are every 30 minutes in each direction.[4]
Gallery edit
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A resplendent Stanier Class 5 at Bank Hall Shed in 1948.
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A Class 508 arrives with a service into Liverpool.
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A view from the steps.
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A view of the station, from the street.
References edit
- ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 88. CN 8983.
- ^ Thompson, Nigel. "Bank Hall railway station, Merseyside in 2011". Geograph.org. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Bank Hall station facilities". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ GB eNRT May 2023 Edition, Table 82
External links edit
- Train times and station information for Bank Hall railway station from National Rail
- Station information for Bank Hall railway station from Merseyrail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bootle Oriel Road towards Southport | Merseyrail Northern Line | Sandhills towards Hunts Cross | ||