Heswall railway station

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Heswall
Location
Place	Heswall
Local authority	Wirral
Operations
Station code	HSW
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	27,223
2005/06 *	26,143
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Merseytravel
Zone	B2
History
Key dates	Opened 1886
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 Heswall from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
UK Railways Portal

Heswall railway station is a railway station located on the eastern edge of the town of Heswall on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. It is situated on the Borderlands Line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Arriva Trains Wales.

The station was previously known as Heswall Hills, as there was previously another station serving Heswall, on the line from West Kirby to Hooton that is now a footpath known as the Wirral Way. The Grid reference for this station is SJ 286 820.

Arriva Trains Wales operate their 'Adopt-a-Station' policy here, where there station is reported upon and light tasks are undertaken by volunteers. This station does not currently have any adoption vacancies.^[1]

[edit] Original Heswall station

This station was built on the line from Hooton to West Kirby in 1886. This line passed through the western side of Heswall, alongside the River Dee. This station closed to passengers in 1956 and closed completely in 1962. While being on the line currently occupied by the Wirral Way any walker following the former track bed will not pass close to the station's site; the original station house was sold into private ownership (Ken Lamberton, used to be a member of the Riley Register) and then subsequently sold on for development (date required). The site was raised and built over in the 1960s and all walkers, cyclists, etc. must take a detour to regain the track bed.

The Grid reference for this station is SJ 266 808. It is about 2.4km south west of the active station on the Bidston to Wrexham line.

[edit] Services

From Monday to Saturday, there is an hourly service between Bidston and Wrexham Central. There is an irregular service on Sundays.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Heswall railway station from National Rail

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