General information | |||||
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Location | Hightown, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton England | ||||
Coordinates | 53°31′30″N 3°03′25″W / 53.525°N 3.057°W | ||||
Grid reference | SD300036 | ||||
Managed by | Merseyrail | ||||
Transit authority | Merseytravel | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | HTO | ||||
Fare zone | D2 | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
24 July 1848 | Opened as Hightown | ||||
by 1852 | Renamed Hightown & Ince | ||||
1861 | Renamed Hightown | ||||
7 September 1964 | Closed for goods | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.353 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.394 million | ||||
2020/21 | 98,624 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.248 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.267 million | ||||
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Hightown railway station serves the village of Hightown in Merseyside, England. The station is located on the Southport branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line.