Bootle Oriel Road railway station is a railway station in

Bootle Bootle (pronounced ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, which had a population of 51,394 in 2011; the wider Parliamentary constituency had a population of 98,449. Historically part of Lancashire, Bootle's ...

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. It is situated near the town's Victorian

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, opposite

Bootle Town Hall Bootle Town Hall is a municipal building in Oriel Road in Bootle, Merseyside, England. The building, which is the headquarters of Sefton Council, is a Grade II listed building. History After significant population growth in the later half of th ...

, although the surrounding area is now largely residential. It is located on the

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of the

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network.

History

Bootle Village Station (on south side of Merton Road) opened in 1850 as an intermediate station when the

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was extended from its previous terminal at Waterloo to Liverpool Exchange. A new station called Bootle Oriel Road (further south from Merton Road) was opened on 1 May 1876 and replaced Bootle Village Station. It became part of the

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(LYR), on 14 June 1855. 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

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in 1995).

Facilities

There is a booking office where staff are available 15 minutes before the first train until 15 minutes after the last train. Both platforms can be accessed via ramps or lifts. There is car parking for 4 cars and secure cycle storage for 24 cycles, plus toilets and a payphone. Train running information is provided via automated announcements, digital CIS displays, customer help points on each platform and timetable posters.

Services

Trains operate every 15 minutes throughout the day from Monday to Saturday and on summer Sundays to

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to the north, and to

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via

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

Gallery

File:Bootle Oriel Road Station 1855301 3e0ab05a.jpg, Bootle Oriel Road in 1962. The two extra tracks on the left are the goods lines from Bankfield. File:Departing, Bootle Oriel Road Railway Station (geograph 2995619).jpg, A Merseyrail Class 508 departs from the station. File:Sculpture at Bootle Oriel Road station.jpg, The Liverpool sculpture outside the station. File:Special access, Bootle Oriel Road Railway Station (geograph 2995632).jpg, Special access to the new footbridge.

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{{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 1850 Railway stations served by Merseyrail Bootle