Hooton railway station

Hooton
Merseyrail
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General information
LocationHooton, Cheshire West and Chester
England
Coordinates53°17′49″N 2°58′37″W / 53.297°N 2.977°W / 53.297; -2.977
Grid referenceSJ349782
Managed byMerseyrail
Transit authorityMerseytravel
Line(s)
Platforms4 (only 2 see regular use)
Other information
Station codeHOO
Fare zoneB2/G1
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
23 September 1840Opened
30 September 1985Electrified from Rock Ferry[1][2]
7 October 1993Electrified to Chester[3]
29 May 1994Electrified to Ellesmere Port[3][4]
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.813 million
 Interchange Increase 0.103 million
2019/20Increase 0.860 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.085 million
2020/21Decrease 0.148 million
 Interchange Decrease 31,436
2021/22Increase 0.472 million
 Interchange Increase 70,875
2022/23Increase 0.630 million
 Interchange Increase 98,009
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Hooton railway station is situated in the south of the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England. It lies on the Wirral Line 8 miles (13 km) north of Chester and 9+12 miles (15.3 km) south west of Liverpool Lime Street on the Merseyrail network, and is the junction of the branch from the Chester line to Ellesmere Port. It serves the villages of Hooton and Willaston.

The station is midway between Junction 5 of the M53 motorway and Willaston village. It provides a major park and ride facility for Birkenhead, Liverpool and Chester, being convenient of access from north east Wales by the A550. The station car park contains compliant blue badge parking spaces; a variable height counter and new cycle parking were provided in 2007. Network Rail has installed a DDA compliant structure to replace the original footbridge, with lifts to all platforms; it was completed at the end of January 2011, making Hooton a wholly 'disabled friendly' station. An 'M to Go' shop was opened in March 2010. Improvements to the station also include new waiting rooms on platforms and fully accessible toilet facilities.

Hooton on the Wirral Line
  1. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2012, fig. 36
  2. ^ Maund 2001, p. 59
  3. ^ a b Mitchell & Smith 2012, fig. 104
  4. ^ Maund 2001, p. 62