Southport railway station

Southport
National Rail Merseyrail
Southport Railway Station, June 2012
General information
LocationSouthport, Sefton,
England
Coordinates53°38′49″N 3°00′07″W / 53.647°N 3.002°W / 53.647; -3.002
Grid referenceSD338171
Managed byMerseyrail
Transit authorityMerseytravel
Platforms6
Other information
Station codeSOP
Fare zoneD1
ClassificationDfT category D
History
Original companyLiverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
5 August 1851 (1851-08-05)Opened as Southport Chapel Street
5 May 1969Renamed Southport
Passengers
2018/19Increase 4.272 million
 Interchange Decrease 65,271
2019/20Increase 4.711 million
 Interchange Decrease 37,087
2020/21Decrease 1.267 million
 Interchange Decrease 4,401
2021/22Increase 3.094 million
 Interchange Increase 13,212
2022/23Increase 3.340 million
 Interchange Increase 16,208
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

  1. ^ "Busiest stations in Britain".