| Bidston | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Bidston |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BID |
| 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 * | 95,455 |
| 2005/06 * | 99,798 |
| 2006/07 * | 108,835 |
| 2007/08 * | 119,162 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | B1 |
| History | |
| 1866 | Opened |
| 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 Bidston from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
Bidston railway station is a railway station near the village of Bidston, Wirral, England. It is situated at the junction of the West Kirby branch of the Wirral Line (part of the Merseyrail network) with the Borderlands Line from Wrexham Central (operated by Arriva Trains Wales).
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History
The station was originally built by the Hoylake Railway in 1866 as an intermediate station on their line from Birkenhead to Hoylake. After the extension of this line to West Kirby in 1878 to the west and into a new station to the east at Birkenhead Docks (the current Birkenhead North station), through trains to Liverpool commenced in 1938 when the London Midland and Scottish Railway electrified the line to West Kirby. In 1896 the North Wales and Liverpool Railway opened their line to Hawarden Bridge, which joined the Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway line to Wrexham.
During the earlier half of the twentieth century, Bidston station was known as 'Bidston Dee Junction' and was a busy interchange between the Wirral line electric services and the Seacombe to Wrexham & Chester steam trains. In 1960 the Wrexham service (by now operated by diesel trains) was diverted east of Bidston to terminate at New Brighton and later to Birkenhead North.[1] However it was subsequently cut back to start and terminate at Bidston in the late 1970s and this remains the situation today.
Several sidings were situated adjacent to the eastern side of the station, but these were removed in the 1970s. The station was the nearest to the former Bidston Dock. The adjacent Bidston East Junction gives access to the Birkenhead Dock Branch line, but this is disused at present.[2]
Services
Current services are every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime) to West Kirby & Liverpool, and every hour to Wrexham. At other times, trains operate every 30 minutes to West Kirby & Liverpool and every two hours to Wrexham, with a limited service on Sundays.
Future
Proposals have been made to electrify some or all of the Borderlands Line and possibly incorporate it into the Wirral Line services, but no commitment has been made.[3]
The station is likely to provide a Park and Ride service: designs indicate that there will be approximately 190 new car parking spaces, lighting columns and CCTV to meet Merseytravel's Travelsafe requirements and construction is set to begin late in 2009.
External links
- Train times and station information for Bidston railway station from National Rail
- Station information from Merseyrail
- The Wrexham-Bidston Line
References
- ^ Boumphrey, Ian; Boumphrey, Marilyn (1994). Railway Stations of Wirral. Merseyside Railway History Group. p. 58. ISBN 1-899241-02-7.
- ^ Baker, S.K. (2001). Rail Atlas of Great Britain & Ireland (9th Edition ed.). Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company. p. 59. ISBN 0-86093-553-1.
- ^ Written Answer from Transport Minister Tom Harris to Wirral South MP Ben Chapman, 2007-03-02 Accessed 2008-10-15
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Leasowe | Merseyrail Wirral Line |
Birkenhead North | ||
| Upton | Arriva Trains Wales Borderlands Line |
Terminus | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Liscard and Poulton | Wirral Railway Seacombe Branch |
Terminus | ||
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