Walton (Merseyside) railway station

For other uses, see Walton station (disambiguation).

Walton (Merseyside)
265px Walton railway station, 2013
Location
Place	Walton
Local authority	Liverpool
Coordinates
Grid reference	SJ359959
Operations
Station code	WAO
Managed by	Merseyrail
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	93,261
2005/06	0.110 million
2006/07	0.113 million
2007/08	0.113 million
2008/09	0.179 million
2009/10	0.163 million
2010/11	0.164 million
2011/12	0.159 million
2012/13	0.141 million
2013/14	0.269 million
2014/15	0.273 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Merseytravel
Zone	C1
History
Original company	Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
2 April 1849 (1849-04-02)	Opened as Walton Junction
?	Renamed Walton (Merseyside)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Walton (Merseyside) from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Walton (Merseyside) railway station is a railway station in Walton, Liverpool, England, located to the north of the city centre. It is on the Ormskirk branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line.

History

Originally named Walton Junction when opened by the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway on 2 April 1849, the station was renamed Walton (Merseyside) by British Rail.

Services

Trains operate every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime) between Ormskirk and Liverpool Central, and every 30 minutes at other times.

Gallery

• Northern end of Walton railway station (geograph 3786928).jpg

  The northern end of the station.

• Walton (Merseyside) railway station (2).JPG

  The station building.

• WALTON STATION 2005 003.JPG

  An overall view of the station.

• Merseyrail Class 507, 507002, Walton railway station (geograph 3786922).jpg

  A Merseyrail Class 507 arrives with a service to Liverpool.

External links

• Train times and station information for Walton (Merseyside) railway station from National Rail

• Station information for Walton railway station from Merseyrail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Orrell Park towards Ormskirk		Merseyrail Northern Line		Kirkdale towards Liverpool Central