Town Green railway station

Railway station in Lancashire, England

53°32′35″N 2°54′16″W / 53.5430°N 2.9044°W / 53.5430; -2.9044Grid referenceSD401055Managed byMerseyrailTransit authorityMerseytravelPlatforms2Other informationStation codeTWNFare zoneFClassificationDfT category EHistoryOriginal companyLiverpool, Ormskirk and Preston RailwayPre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire RailwayPost-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates2 April 1849Opened as Town Green[1]1 June 1889Renamed Town Green and Aughton[1]5 May 1975Renamed Town Green[1]Passengers2018/19Increase 0.396 million2019/20Increase 0.435 million2020/21Decrease 0.102 million2021/22Increase 0.290 million2022/23Increase 0.361 million
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Town Green railway station is a railway station in Town Green, Aughton, Lancashire, England, situated on the Ormskirk branch of Merseyrail's Northern Line.

Location

It is located at the junction of Town Green Lane and Middlewood Road with pedestrian and vehicular access from Middlewood Road. The booking hall opens onto the south bound platform and the Aughton police station now occupies rooms opening off the booking hall.

Facilities

The station is staffed throughout the day, with the ticket office open from start of service until 00:20. There is a waiting room in the main building and a shelter on the opposite side, with a footbridge linking them. Digital display screens, timetable posters and automatic announcements are used to convey train running information. There is step-free access to both platforms.[2]

Services

Trains operate every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime) between Ormskirk and Liverpool Central, and every 30 minutes in the evening and all day Sunday.[3]

History

Town Green station was regularly used as an overnight base for the royal trains when the royal family were visiting Knowsley Hall, the home of Lord Derby, or attending the Grand National race meeting at Aintree. see Royal Trains List (p19/204) . To the Liverpool end of Town Green station on the Ormskirk bound side and behind the signal box there used to be a small loop line with a very low white painted station which was the platform used by the train. This now forms the car park of the Aughton Institute.

The signal box (erected by British Railways in 1949 to replace an earlier Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway structure dating from 1875) was closed and demolished when the line was resignalled in February 1994. From October 1970 until its demise, it remotely operated the points and signalling at Ormskirk as well as at this station.[4]

Gallery

  • A Merseyrail Class 507 waits at the Ormskirk-bound platform.
    A Merseyrail Class 507 waits at the Ormskirk-bound platform.
  • A Merseyrail Class 507 waits at the Liverpool-bound platform.
    A Merseyrail Class 507 waits at the Liverpool-bound platform.
  • The station as viewed from the roadside drop-off point.
    The station as viewed from the roadside drop-off point.
  • Aughton police station, on the Liverpool-bound platform.
    Aughton police station, on the Liverpool-bound platform.

References

  1. ^ a b c Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Town Green station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 13 December 2016
  3. ^ GB eNRT 2023 Edition, Table 83 (Network Rail)
  4. ^ "Town Green Signal Box"Line Clear - Signal Boxes in the North West; Retrieved 30 March 2016

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