Flixton railway station is in
Flixton, Greater Manchester
Flixton is a suburb and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 10,786. It lies six miles (9.7 km) southwest of Manchester city centre, in t ...
, in the
North West of England
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. The station, and all services calling there, are operated by
Northern Trains
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. It is west of
Manchester Oxford Road on the
Manchester to Liverpool Line
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.
History
The station once had a small goods yard on the northern side of the main line, the bay platform for which still exists although it is no longer in use. The goods yard itself is now a car park. All the track relating to the goods yard has been removed.
In the 1990s, the station building was converted into a Henry's Table pub and restaurant and then into a nightclub and bar called Brunel's. It was destroyed by fire in 1998 and was demolished in 2001.
Facilities
The ticket office on Flixton Road bridge, a portable building installed to replace the demolished station building, is staffed Monday-Friday between 06:20-12:50. At other times, tickets are purchased from the conductor on the train or from a machine on the Manchester bound platform.
The original footbridge remains and is still in use. A small "bus stop" style shelter on the down platform also survives from the original station building. Train running information is provide by timetable posters and information boards. Step-free access is available to both platforms.
Services
Services are roughly half hourly in each direction, towards
Irlam
Irlam is a suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, it had a population of 19,933. It lies on flat ground on the south side of the M62 motorway and the north bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, southwest of Salfo ...
and
Liverpool Lime Street
Liverpool Lime Street is a terminus railway station and the main station serving the city centre of Liverpool. Opened in August 1836, it is the oldest still-operating grand terminus mainline station in the world. A branch of the West Coast ...
to the west, and towards
Chassen Road and
Manchester Oxford Road to the east. Extra services call at the station during peak-hours, whilst some evening services terminate at Warrington Central.
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References
https://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/7230968.eyesore-complaints-brings-forward-demolition-date-for-gutted-pub/
External links
Stretford and Urmston news article on station building
Buildings and structures demolished in 2001
Railway stations in Trafford
DfT Category E stations
Former Cheshire Lines Committee stations
Northern franchise railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1873
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