General information | |||||
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Location | Southport, Sefton, England | ||||
Coordinates | 53°38′49″N 3°00′07″W / 53.647°N 3.002°W | ||||
Grid reference | SD338171 | ||||
Managed by | Merseyrail | ||||
Transit authority | Merseytravel | ||||
Platforms | 6 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | SOP | ||||
Fare zone | D1 | ||||
Classification | DfT category D | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
5 August 1851 | Opened as Southport Chapel Street | ||||
5 May 1969 | Renamed Southport | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 4.272 million | ||||
Interchange | 65,271 | ||||
2019/20 | 4.711 million | ||||
Interchange | 37,087 | ||||
2020/21 | 1.267 million | ||||
Interchange | 4,401 | ||||
2021/22 | 3.094 million | ||||
Interchange | 13,212 | ||||
2022/23 | 3.340 million | ||||
Interchange | 16,208 | ||||
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Southport railway station serves the town of Southport, Merseyside, England. The station is the terminal of the electricified Southport branch of the Northern Line of the electric Merseyrail network and the diesel-operated Manchester-Southport Line. It is the fourth busiest station on the Merseyrail network.[1] The station and services to Liverpool and Hunts Cross are operated by Merseyrail, with Manchester services operated by Northern Trains.