| Aintree | |
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| Location | |
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| Place | Aintree |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Operations | |
| Station code | AIN |
| Managed by | Merseyrail |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.388 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.377 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.412 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.473 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | C1/C3 |
| History | |
| 2 April 1849 | Station opens |
| ? | Renamed Aintree Sefton Arms |
| 6 May 1968 | Renamed Aintree |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Aintree from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
For a guide to the various Aintree stations that have existed and their relationship to each other see Aintree Stations.
Aintree railway station is a railway station in Aintree, Liverpool, England. It is on the Ormskirk branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line. The station's design reflects the fact it is the closest station to Aintree Racecourse, where the annual Grand National horse race takes place.
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History
Opened by the East Lancashire Railway, then by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways on behalf of the Merseyside PTE until the Privatisation of British Railways.
Services
On Mondays to Saturdays, trains run every 15 minutes towards Liverpool Central and every 15 minutes towards Ormskirk. On race days, the trains have 6 carriages (two trains coupled together). During the Grand National meeting, additional trains run to the station from Liverpool city centre.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Orrell Park | Merseyrail Northern Line |
Old Roan | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Ford | Merseyrail North Mersey Branch |
Terminus | ||
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
External links
- Train times and station information for Aintree railway station from National Rail
- Station information from Merseyrail
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