Eastham Rake railway station
Eastham Rake  | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Location | Eastham, Wirral England |
| Coordinates | 53°18′28″N 2°58′53″W / 53.3077°N 2.9813°W |
| Grid reference | SJ347794 |
| Managed by | Merseyrail |
| Transit authority | Merseytravel |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | ERA |
| Fare zone | B2 |
| Classification | DfT category E |
| Key dates | |
| 1995 | Opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  0.428 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.484 million |
| 2020/21 |  0.137 million |
| 2021/22 | 0.335 million |
| 2022/23 | 0.374 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Eastham Rake railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Eastham in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network 8+1⁄2 miles (13.7 km) south west of Liverpool Lime Street.
Facilities[edit]
The station is staffed, during all opening hours, and has platform CCTV.[1] There is a payphone, a vending machine and a booking office. There is an Amazon Locker at the booking office under the name 'pravin', which is accessible 24/7. There are departure and arrival screens, on the platform, for passenger information. Each of the two platforms has sheltered seating. There is a free car park with 101 spaces, a cycle rack with 6 spaces, and a secure cycle locker with 44 spaces.[2] Access to the station booking office is on the pavement. Access to each of the two platforms is by a stepped ramp. This allows relatively easy access for passengers with wheelchairs or prams.[3]
Services[edit]
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.[4] Northbound trains operate via Hamilton Square station in Birkenhead and the Mersey Railway Tunnel to Liverpool. Southbound the next station is Hooton, where the lines to Chester and Ellesmere Port divide. These services are all provided by Merseyrail's fleet of Class 507 and Class 777 EMUs.
Gallery[edit]
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A Class 507 arrives with a service to Liverpool Central. -
The platforms and footbridge. -
A Class 507 arrives with a service. -
The platforms and footbridge.
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References[edit]
- ^ Station Facilities for Eastham Rake Accessed 2013-12-20
- ^ Eastham Rake train station facilities, Merseyrail Accessed 2017-2-8
- ^ "Eastham Rake Station Plan". Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "Wirral Line timetable" (PDF). Merseyrail. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
Further reading[edit]
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Chester to Birkenhead. Middleton Press. figs. 41-43. ISBN 9781908174215. OCLC 811323335.
External links[edit]
- Train times and station information for Eastham Rake railway station from National Rail
- Station information for Eastham Rake railway station from Merseyrail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooton towards Chester or Ellesmere Port |
Merseyrail Wirral Line |
Bromborough towards Liverpool Central | ||