Summary
Bootle New Strand railway station is a railway station in the centre of Bootle, Merseyside, England. It is on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network and serves in particular the nearby New Strand Shopping Centre. The platforms are elevated and are reached by ramps from the entrance at street level. Connecting bus services leave from the nearby bus station in the basement of New Strand Shopping Centre.
Bootle New Strand  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Bootle, Sefton England |
| Coordinates | 53°27′12″N 2°59′41″W / 53.4534°N 2.9946°W |
| Grid reference | SJ340956 |
| Managed by | Merseyrail |
| Transit authority | Merseytravel |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BNW |
| Fare zone | C3 |
| Classification | DfT category E |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  1.026 million |
| 2019/20 | 1.221 million |
| 2020/21 |  0.399 million |
| Interchange | 74 |
| 2021/22 | 0.790 million |
| Interchange | 511 |
| 2022/23 | 0.747 million |
| Interchange | 1,254 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History edit
Bootle New Strand 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. Originally it was named Marsh Lane & Strand Road, until 1968 when the nearby New Strand Shopping Centre was built. The LC&SR became part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR), on 14 June 1855.[1] 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 privatisation in 1995).
Facilities edit
The station has a ticket office and is staffed, during all opening hours, and has platform CCTV. There is step-free access to both platforms provided by 30 metre long ramps. There are cycle racks for 10 cycles and secure cycle storage for 32 cycles.[2] There is a newsagents in the main building and a public telephone on platform 1. Service running information is available via CIS screens, automated announcements, customer help points and timetable poster boards.[3]
Services edit
Trains operate every 15 minutes throughout the day from Monday to Saturday, to Southport to the north, and to Hunts Cross via Liverpool Central to the south.[4] Sunday services are every 30 minutes in each direction.
Gallery edit
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Looking north along the Liverpool-bound platform. -
The northern end of the station. -
The main entrance to the station. -
A Merseyrail Class 507 departs towards Liverpool.
References edit
- ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 88. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
- ^ "Bootle-new-strand train station | timetable | ticket prices & facilities". www.merseyrail.org. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ Bootle New Strand station facilities National Rail Enquiries
- ^ Table 82 National Rail timetable, May 2023
External links edit
- Train times and station information for Bootle New Strand railway station from National Rail
- Station information for Bootle New Strand railway station from Merseyrail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Seaforth & Litherland towards Southport |
Merseyrail Northern Line |
Bootle Oriel Road towards Hunts Cross | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Seaforth Line and station open |
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway |
Bootle Village Line open, station closed | ||
| Linacre Road | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway North Mersey Branch |
Terminus | ||