Southport Chapel Street
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Southport Chapel Street
(1851 - )


Southport Station serves the town of Southport opening in August 1851. The station is the terminus of the diesel-operated Manchester-Southport Line

It has been used by other lines including to Liverpool. At its largest, Chapel Street station had eleven regular platforms and two excursion platforms. Now six truncated platforms are in use (platforms 1-3 for Liverpool trains & 4-6 for Manchester). The rest having been demolished and the land used for car parking. In 1970 the former terminal building was replaced with a shopping centre

A new M to Go shop opened in 2007, incorporating a ticket office, and the station itself underwent a £3.5 million renovation project which included a renewed roof, new lighting, glazed screens, floor tiles and toilets plus a retail unit

The main entrance to this staffed station is located on the pedestrianised Chapel Street, one of Southport's main shopping areas. There are toilets, platform CCTV and a shop & booking office. There are departure and arrival screens on the platform for passenger information

The basic service pattern is 2 trains per hour to Manchester Victoria via Wigan Wallgate. On Sundays, there is an hourly service to Manchester Victoria via Wigan Wallgate









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