Fazakerley railway station
Fazakerley railway station serves the suburb of Fazakerley, in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is a stop on the branch of the Northern Line on the Merseyrail network.
History
The Liverpool and Bury Railway was authorised in 1845 but, while it was under construction, the L&BR amalgamated with the Manchester and Leeds Railway in 1846; the M&LR in turn was renamed the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1847. The line opened on 20 November 1848; one of the original stations was Simonswood. This station was renamed twice: it had become Aintree by 1850 and it took its present name Fazakerley in March 1860 to avoid confusion with the nearby station on a different line, which had opened in 1849.At the time of opening, it lay from Bury, but it is now from, via.
To the north-east of the station is Fazakerley Junction, from Manchester Victoria, which is where the North Mersey Branch once headed westwards towards. The branch has closed, but the junction remains as the point where the double track out of Liverpool becomes single track for the last few miles into. The line eastwards was singled in May 1970, though through running beyond Kirkby continued until the inauguration of electric operation in May 1977.
Facilities
In common with most Merseyrail stations, it is staffed throughout the day; the street-level ticket office opens 15 minutes prior to start of service and closes at 00:25 each evening. At platform level, there are digital display screens, timetable posters and shelters on each side; a PA system also provides automated train running information. The ticket office is linked to the platforms via a footbridge; this has a lift installed on each side to provide step-free access. There are racks for four bicycles and secure storage for twenty.Services
The station is generally served by four trains per hour in each direction off-peak. In late evenings and on Sundays, services are reduced to two trains per hour in each direction.Services are operated using battery electric multiple units.