Bromborough railway station is one of two stations serving the town of
Bromborough in
Merseyside
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,
England
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. The station is situated on the
Chester and
Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port ( ) is a port town in the Cheshire West and Chester borough in Cheshire, England. Ellesmere Port is on the south eastern edge of the Wirral Peninsula, north of Chester, south of Birkenhead, southwest of Runcorn and south of ...
branches of the
Wirral Line
The Wirral line is one of two commuter rail routes operated by Merseyrail and centred on Merseyside, England, the other being the Northern line.
The Wirral line connects Liverpool to the Wirral Peninsula via the Mersey Railway Tunnel, with ...
, part of the
Merseyrail
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network.
History
![Bromborough Station 1917721 36bd51e9](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Bromborough_Station_1917721_36bd51e9.jpg)
The station is on the former
Chester and Birkenhead Railway
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Local ...
, which opened in 1840. The station itself opened in 1841.
Direct train services to
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
began in 1985, when the line between
Rock Ferry
Rock Ferry is an area of Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula, England. Administratively it is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Before local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974, it was part of the county of Cheshire. At the ...
and
Hooton was electrified; previously passengers for Liverpool had to change at Rock Ferry. Further electrification by
British Rail in early 1990s allowed electric train services to be extended, first to
Chester in 1993 and then
Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port ( ) is a port town in the Cheshire West and Chester borough in Cheshire, England. Ellesmere Port is on the south eastern edge of the Wirral Peninsula, north of Chester, south of Birkenhead, southwest of Runcorn and south of ...
in 1994.
The station is almost identical in architecture and layout to neighbouring
Spital.
Facilities
The station is staffed, during all opening hours, and has platform
CCTV. There is a
vending machine
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and a
booking office. There are departure screens by the ticket office and on the platforms, and a payphone outside. Each of the two platforms has sheltered seating. There is a free
car park
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with 136 spaces (following 2021 extension), which is across Allport Road, a
cycle rack with 8 spaces, and a secure cycle locker with 76 spaces. Access to the station booking office from Allport Road is straightforward. Access to each of the two platforms is by stepped ramp or staircase. Platform access has not been modernised to the standard of that at
Hooton.
Services
Trains operate every 15 minutes between Chester and Liverpool on weekdays and Saturdays until late evening when the service becomes half-hourly, as it is on Sundays. Additionally there is a half-hourly service between Liverpool and Ellesmere Port all day, every day.
Northbound trains operate via
Hamilton Square
Hamilton Square is a town square in Birkenhead, Wirral, England. This Georgian square, which was designed by Edinburgh architect James Gillespie Graham, has the most Grade I listed buildings outside London (after Trafalgar Square). It is named ...
station in
Birkenhead
Birkenhead (; cy, Penbedw) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, it was part of Cheshire until 1974. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the south bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liver ...
and the
Mersey Railway Tunnel
The Mersey Railway was the first part of the passenger railway connecting the communities of Liverpool, Birkenhead, and now the rest of the Wirral Peninsula in England, which lie on opposite banks of the River Mersey, via the Mersey Railway Tun ...
to
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
. Southbound trains all proceed as far as
Hooton, where the lines to
Chester and
Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port ( ) is a port town in the Cheshire West and Chester borough in Cheshire, England. Ellesmere Port is on the south eastern edge of the Wirral Peninsula, north of Chester, south of Birkenhead, southwest of Runcorn and south of ...
divide. These services are all provided by Merseyrail's fleet of
Class 507 and
Class 777 EMUs.
Gallery
Image:Arriving at Bromborough Railway Station (geograph 2986491).jpg, A Class 508 arrives with a service to Hooton.
Image:Bromborough Railway Station (geograph 2986484).jpg, The waiting room and bridge.
Image:Bromborough railway station sign - DSC04640.JPG, The station sign on Allport Road.
Image:Bromborough railway station ticket office.jpg, The station frontage.
References
Further reading
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External links
{{Railway stations served by Merseyrail
Railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
DfT Category E stations
Former Birkenhead Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1841
Railway stations served by Merseyrail