Wavertree Technology Park railway station is in the suburbs of

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, at the western end of

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, on the original Liverpool-Manchester line. The station opened on 13 August 2000, at a cost of £2 million. Train services are operated by

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. Since 5 March 2015, trains through the station have used

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, as part of the electrification of

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's original

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and the branch line to Wigan.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office (located on the bridge above the platforms) that is staffed throughout the hours of service, seven days per week (05:15 - midnight Monday to Saturday, 08:00 - 23:45 Sunday). Waiting shelters are provided at platform level on each side, with digital display screens, customer help points and an automated

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system to provide train running information. Both platforms have lifts from the footbridge (which has ramped access from the main entrance and car park), so are fully accessible for mobility-impaired users.

Services

There are three trains per hour in each direction Monday to Saturday, with two on Sunday. All services are operated by

Eastbound

*1tph to via (extended to on Sundays) *2tph to (on Sundays, 1tph runs on this route to ) In peak times, some additional services run between and . Fast services to the Airport and regular locals to Victoria both ended at the May 2018 timetable change. This timetable change was also when TransPennine Express introduced Liverpool-North East services, which run via Manchester Victoria. These pass through the station without stopping.

Westbound

*Three trains per hour to (two trains per hour on Sundays) All of these call at on weekdays; on Sundays all run non-stop to Lime Street.

Gallery

Image:Wavertree Technology Park railway station (geograph 3795747).jpg, The station during the evening. Image:Northern Rail Class 156, 156423, Wavertree Technology Park railway station (geograph 3795756).jpg, A

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Class 156 waits at the station. Image:Wavertree Technology Park railway station (2).jpg, The view towards the

. Image:Signage, Wavertree Technology Park railway station (geograph 3795760).jpg, Platform information and signage.

References

External links

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