General information | |||||
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Location | Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester England | ||||
Coordinates | 53°16′56″N 2°53′46″W / 53.2821°N 2.8962°W | ||||
Grid reference | SJ403764 | ||||
Managed by | Merseyrail | ||||
Transit authority | Merseytravel | ||||
Line(s) | Hooton–Helsby line | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | ELP | ||||
Fare zone | G1 | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 July 1863 | opened as Whitby Locks | ||||
1 September 1870 | renamed Ellesmere Port | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.426 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.472 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.179 million | ||||
Interchange | 167 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.376 million | ||||
Interchange | 379 | ||||
2022/23 | 0.429 million | ||||
Interchange | 3,894 | ||||
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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.