Hillside railway station

Hillside
Merseyrail
General information
LocationBirkdale, Sefton
England
Coordinates53°37′19″N 3°01′30″W / 53.622°N 3.025°W / 53.622; -3.025
Grid referenceSD323144
Managed byMerseyrail
Transit authorityMerseytravel
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHIL
Fare zoneD1
ClassificationDfT category E
History
OpenedMay 1926
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.686 million
2019/20Decrease 0.761 million
2020/21Decrease 0.187 million
2021/22Increase 0.475 million
2022/23Increase 0.508 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Hillside railway station serves the southern half of the Birkdale area of Southport, England. It is located on the Northern Line of the Southport branch of the Merseyrail network's.

It is the closest station to the Royal Birkdale golf course, and is extremely busy when major events (such as the Open Championship) are held there.