Hillside railway station
Hillside  | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Place | Birkdale |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Coordinates | 53°37′19″N 3°01′30″W / 53.622°N 3.025°W / 53.622; -3.025Coordinates: 53°37′19″N 3°01′30″W / 53.622°N 3.025°W / 53.622; -3.025 |
| Grid reference | SD323144 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HIL |
| Managed by | Merseyrail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2012/13 |  0.552 million |
| 2013/14 |  0.552 million |
| 2014/15 | 0.542 million |
| 2015/16 | 0.521 million |
| 2016/17 |  0.535 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | D1 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened May 1926 (May 1926) |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hillside from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Hillside railway station serves the southern half of the Birkdale area of Southport, England. It is located on the Southport branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line.
It is the closest station to the Royal Birkdale golf course, and is extremely busy when major events (such as the Open Championship) are held there.
Contents
1 History
2 Facilities
3 Services
4 Gallery
5 References
6 External links
History
Hillside opened in May 1926[1] as an intermediate station on the ex-Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) after the 1923 grouping into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, and long after the railway had originally opened in 1848. By this time, the area had developed into a sizable residential suburb of Southport.
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).
Facilities
Safety and security features at this station include CCTV, an induction loop is installed, shelters and seats and a public telephone. There is no wheelchair access at this station, as the only access to the platforms is by stairs; the nearest stations with disabled access are Birkdale and Ainsdale. The ticket office is always staffed by at least one member of staff from before the start of train services until 00:30 each evening.[2] There is cycle storage for 6 cycles and secure storage for 40 cycles.[3]
Services
Trains operate every 15 minutes throughout the day from Monday to Saturday and on summer Sundays to Southport to the north, and to Hunts Cross via Liverpool Central to the south. Winter Sunday services are every 30 minutes in each direction.[4]
Gallery
The station ticket office, viewed from the road.
The waiting room on the Southport-bound platform.
The booking office and footbridge, viewed from the platform.
A Merseyrail Class 507 waits at the station.
References
^ Gell, Rob (1986). An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations between Southport & Liverpool 1848–1986. Crosby: Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 0-947562-04-4..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Hillside station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 13 December 2016
^ "Hillside train station | timetable | ticket prices & facilities". www.merseyrail.org. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
^ Table 103 National Rail timetable, December 2016
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hillside railway station. |
Train times and station information for Hillside railway station from National Rail
Station information for Hillside railway station from Merseyrail
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Birkdale towards Southport | | Merseyrail Northern Line | | Ainsdale towards Hunts Cross |
