Maghull railway station is a

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station in

Maghull Maghull ( ) is a town and civil parish in Sefton, Merseyside (historically a part of Lancashire). The town is north of Liverpool and west of Kirkby. The area also contains Ashworth Hospital. Maghull had a population of 20,444 at the 2011 Cens ...

, a suburb of

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. It is situated on the

Ormskirk Ormskirk is a market town in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England, north of Liverpool, northwest of St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston. Ormskirk is known for its gingerbread. Geography and administr ...

branch of the

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of the

Merseyrail Merseyrail is a Urban rail in the United Kingdom, commuter rail network serving the Liverpool City Region and adjacent areas of Cheshire and Lancashire. Merseyrail operates 66 railway stations across two lines – the Northern Line (Merseyrail ...

network. During the 2013/14 period, it was the tenth busiest station on the Merseyrail network and the busiest station to not provide an interchange between any other services. As of 2021/22, it is now the twelfth busiest station on the Merseyrail network and the third busiest station to not provide an interchange between other services.

History

The railway line between Walton Junction (near Liverpool) and Lostock Hall (near Preston) was proposed by the

Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway The Liverpool, Ormskirk & Preston Railway in north-west England was formed in 1846. It was purchased by the East Lancashire Railway the following year and opened to traffic on 2 April 1849. The railway ran from a junction with the Liverpool an ...

, and was authorised by Act of Parliament on 18 August 1846. In October 1846, the company was leased to the

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, which opened the line on 2 April 1849; among the original stations was that at ''Maghull''. Maghull was the last station on this branch in Merseyside before the county boundary with

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, until Maghull North station opened in 2018.

Frank Hornby Frank Hornby (15 May 1863 – 21 September 1936) was an English inventor, businessman and politician. He was a visionary in toy development and manufacture, and although he had no formal engineering training, he was responsible for the inven ...

, the designer of

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model railways, lived in the Maghull area; he based the design for all railway stations for small towns and villages in the Hornby Trainset on Maghull station.

Facilities

There is a large 275-space car park situated on the site. There is also a taxi rank at the station, toilets, a shelter on the Ormskirk platform and a heated indoor shelter on the Liverpool platform. The staffed ticket booth (open from start to end of service) is located in the M to GO shop on the Ormskirk platform and there is an automatic ticket machine on the Liverpool platform. Train running information is provided by digital display screens, automated announcements and timetable posters. Step-free access is available to both platforms. There is a cycle rack for 6 cycles and secure cycle storage for 34 cycles.

Services

Trains operate between Ormskirk and

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every 15 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytimes, and every 30 minutes in the evening and all day Sunday.GB eNRT May 2017 Edition, Table 105 The station is at street level and 2 small ramps provide access to the platforms. There is a

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at the south end (the only one on the Walton Junction to Ormskirk section) and a pedestrian footbridge linking each platform.

Gallery

Image:Maghull Station Car Park.jpg, The car park at the station. Image:Platforms and bridges, Maghull railway station (geograph 3786807).jpg, The station platforms and footbridge. Image:Maghull railway station (10).JPG, The station building, viewed from the platform. Image:Maghull railway station (5).JPG, The station building, viewed from the car park.

References

External links

{{Railway stations served by Merseyrail Railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton DfT Category E stations Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849 Railway stations served by Merseyrail 1849 establishments in England Maghull