Seaforth & Litherland railway station is a

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station in Seaforth, Merseyside,

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, on the

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of the

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network. It also serves the adjacent area of

Litherland Litherland is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside. It was an urban district, which included Seaforth and Ford. It neighbours Waterloo to the north, Seaforth to the west, and Bootle to the south and is approximately north ...

. There are around four trains per hour, taking around 15 minutes to/from

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History

The main section of the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway (LCSR), that between

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and Southport, opened in July 1848. On 1 October 1850, the line was extended southwards to , where it connected with an existing line into

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from Preston and from Bury. Among the intermediate stations on the extension was one at Seaforth, from the new southern terminus at (later Liverpool Exchange). The LCSR was absorbed by the

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at the start of 1855. Seaforth station was renamed Seaforth and Litherland in July 1905. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway amalgamated with the

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on 1 January 1922 and in turn was Grouped into the

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at the start of 1923.

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followed in 1948 and in 1978 the station became part of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line (operated by

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until privatised in 1995). The station also provided a service from 2 July 1905 to Dingle in south

(and all intermediate stations running parallel with the Liverpool dock system) via Liverpool on the

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until 30 December 1956, when the LOR was closed and later demolished. The station underwent improvement work in 2009.

Facilities

The station is staffed 15 minutes before the first service and 15 minutes after the last service. There is platform CCTV, shelters and a booking office. There are departure and arrival screens on the platform for passenger information. The station has a 48-space car park, a cycle rack with 6 spaces and secure storage for 28 cycles. The station is fully wheelchair accessible and access to the station is via a ramp which is 30 metres long.

Gallery

Image:Departing from Seaforth and Litherland Railway Station (geograph 2994507).jpg, A Merseyrail Class 507 departs towards Liverpool. Image:To Hunts Cross, Seaforth and Litherland Railway Station (geograph 2994515).jpg, A Merseyrail Class 507 arrives with a service from Southport. Image:Platform Entrance, Seaforth and Litherland Railway Station (geograph 2994510).jpg, The island platform and entrance. Image:Entrance to Seaforth and Litherland Railway Station.jpg, The entrance corridor to the platform.

Services

Trains operate every 15 minutes throughout the day from Monday to Saturday and on summer Sundays to Southport to the north, and to Hunts Cross in

via

to the south. Winter Sunday services are every 30 minutes in each direction.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Seaforth and Litherland railway station 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 1850 Railway stations served by Merseyrail