Wavertree Technology Park railway station

Wavertree Technology Park
National Rail
General information
LocationWavertree, Liverpool
England
Grid referenceSJ387902
Managed byNorthern Trains
Transit authorityMerseytravel
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWAV
Fare zoneC1
ClassificationDfT category F1
Key dates
13 August 2000Opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.315 million
2019/20Increase 0.338 million
2020/21Decrease 92,002
2021/22Increase 0.221 million
2021/22Increase 0.240 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Wavertree Technology Park railway station is in the suburbs of Liverpool, at the western end of Olive Mount cutting, on the original Liverpool-Manchester line. The station opened on 13 August 2000,[1] at a cost of £2 million. Train services are operated by Northern Trains.

Since 5 March 2015, trains through the station have used overhead wire electric traction,[2] as part of the electrification of George Stephenson's original Liverpool and Manchester Railway and the branch line to Wigan.

  1. ^ "Railway Stations Opened". trundleage.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Better rail services become a reality between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Airport station". Network Rail Media Centre. Network Rail. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.