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New Brighton
(1888 - )
The station was built as the terminus of the Wirral Railway's route from Birkenhead Park station, opening in March 1888. Through services via the Mersey Railway Tunnel to Liverpool commenced in 1938, when the London Midland and Scottish Railway electrified the line. The station had a goods yard, which closed on 30 October 1965
The station is staffed, during all opening hours, and has platform CCTV, a payphone, a station cafe and a vending machine, as well as a waiting room and toilets. There is, also, a booking office, live departure and arrival screens, for passenger information and the terminus island platform also has a further sheltered waiting area. Both platforms and the ticket office are fully accessible to wheelchair users
Current service levels are every 15 minutes to Liverpool during Monday to Saturday daytime, and every 30 minutes at other times
Between 1960 and 1971, diesel services on the Borderlands Wrexham to Bidston line ran through to New Brighton and from 1960, there was a direct diesel service from Chester Northgate station to New Brighton but the service ceased on September 9 1968, prior to the closure of Northgate station
The station is staffed, during all opening hours, and has platform CCTV, a payphone, a station cafe and a vending machine, as well as a waiting room and toilets. There is, also, a booking office, live departure and arrival screens, for passenger information and the terminus island platform also has a further sheltered waiting area. Both platforms and the ticket office are fully accessible to wheelchair users
Current service levels are every 15 minutes to Liverpool during Monday to Saturday daytime, and every 30 minutes at other times
Between 1960 and 1971, diesel services on the Borderlands Wrexham to Bidston line ran through to New Brighton and from 1960, there was a direct diesel service from Chester Northgate station to New Brighton but the service ceased on September 9 1968, prior to the closure of Northgate station
