Ellesmere Port railway station

Ellesmere Port
Merseyrail National Rail
507007 at the station.
General information
LocationEllesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
England
Coordinates53°16′56″N 2°53′46″W / 53.2821°N 2.8962°W / 53.2821; -2.8962
Grid referenceSJ403764
Managed byMerseyrail
Transit authorityMerseytravel
Line(s)Hooton–Helsby line
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeELP
Fare zoneG1
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
1 July 1863opened as Whitby Locks
1 September 1870renamed Ellesmere Port
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.426 million
2019/20Increase 0.472 million
2020/21Decrease 0.179 million
 Interchange  167
2021/22Increase 0.376 million
 Interchange Increase 379
2022/23Increase 0.429 million
 Interchange Increase 3,894
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Ellesmere Port railway station is located in the town of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England. The station was an intermediate through station on the Hooton–Helsby line. Now all passenger services terminate at the station from both directions. It is both a terminus of the Wirral Line, a commuter rail system operated by Merseyrail and of Northern Trains services to Warrington Bank Quay. Departures and arrivals of Merseyrail services are on platform 1 with departures and arrivals to Warrington Bank Quay on platform 2.