Halewood railway station is in

Halewood Halewood is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England. It lies near the city of Liverpool's southeastern boundary, bordered by the suburbs of Netherley, Hunt's Cross and Woolton. Historically a part of Lancashire, ...

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. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by

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History

Halewood station is modern, having been opened in May 1988, built at a cost of £440,000. A station, closed in 1952, formerly existing a short distance to the East.

Facilities

There is a ticket office at street level, with inclined ramps leading to the platforms; these both have brick shelters. It is staffed throughout hours of service (like other

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stations).

Services

Services are roughly hourly in each direction (including Sundays), towards

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and

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to the west and towards

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and Manchester Oxford Road in the east.

Gallery

Image:Halewood railway station (10).JPG, A

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Class 142 at the station. Image:Halewood railway station (19).JPG, An EMT Class 158 heading towards Liverpool. Image:Halewood railway station (2).JPG, One of the station's waiting shelters. Image:Halewood railway station (12).JPG, The station entrance, viewed from the street.

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Railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley DfT Category E stations Former Cheshire Lines Committee stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1988 Northern franchise railway stations Railway stations opened by British Rail {{Merseyside-railstation-stub