Sandhills railway station
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| Sandhills railway station in 1977 | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Kirkdale | ||
| Local authority | Liverpool | ||
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| Station code | SDL | ||
| Managed by | Merseyrail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.272 million | ||
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| PTE | Merseytravel | ||
| Zone | C1 | ||
| History | |||
| 1850 2007 |
Opened Closed for Refurbishment |
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| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Sandhills from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Sandhills railway station is a railway station in Kirkdale, Liverpool, UK, located to the north of the city centre on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network. It was built by the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway Company and now stands at the junction between the branch to Southport and the branch to Ormskirk and Kirkby.
The usage figures for the station underestimate the actual usage as it is a busy interchange station. 71,953 interchange passengers are recorded for 2004-5, but passenger statistics do not include travellers using Saveaway or other multi-mode tickets. The two platforms form a single island, overlooking the River Mersey on one side, and the former industrial area of Commercial Road on the other. It is also used by football fans heading for Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C. matches: a bus service called Soccer Bus runs between the station and the football stadiums on match-days only.[1]
Passengers have to walk up a ramp to reach the ticket office, then through a subway and up ramps to reach the platform.
It is currently closed for refurbishment and is scheduled to reopen during July 2008[2]. At present, all Northern Line trains pass through without stopping.
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[edit] History
Sandhills opened in 1850 as an intermediate station when the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway was extended from its previous terminal at Waterloo to Liverpool Exchange. It became part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1904, who took over from the LCSR. 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 privatised in 1995). The station had 4 platforms until it was rationalised in the 1970s.
[edit] Services
Off-peak service frequency is as follows:
- 4 trains per hour (tph) to Southport
- 4 tph to Ormskirk
- 4 tph to Kirkby
- 8 tph to Liverpool Central
- 4 tph to Hunts Cross via Liverpool Central
During late evenings and on Sundays, frequencies are reduced to 2 tph on the Ormskirk and Kirkby lines. On Sundays, frequencies are reduced to 2 tph beyond Liverpool Central to Hunts Cross. On winter Sundays, frequencies are also reduced to 2 tph on the LIverpool Central to Southport section, giving a total 6 tph from all lines between Sandhills and Liverpool Central.
[edit] Future
An extensive refurbishment plan for the station was suggested in 2006 which involves the building of a completely new booking hall and greatly improved facilities on the platform. An overall roof will be constructed which covers the entire length of the platform. In addition, the station's entrance will be moved from Sandhills Lane to Dunes Way, a little used industrial road. This will allow a dedicated bus-rail interchange point to be built, improving transport beyond the station to localities such as Kirkdale, Anfield and Everton. On 24th April 2007, improvement works to the station at a cost of £6million were agreed. In November 2007, it was announced that the station would be closed from 17 November 2007 until March 2008 for refurbishment.[3]
[edit] Trivia
- The station is named after the road, Sandhills Lane, which the main entrance is located on. There is no locality in Liverpool named Sandhills, the lane taking its name from Sandhills, a large house on the site of the station belonging to local solicitor and property speculator John Shaw Leigh.[citation needed]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Sandhills railway station from National Rail
- Station information from Merseyrail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Moorfields | Merseyrail Northern Line Southport Branch |
Bank Hall | ||
| Merseyrail Northern Line Kirkby/Ormskirk Branch |
Kirkdale | |||
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Liverpool Exchange | Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Terminus | ||
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