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Formby railway station is a railway station in the town of Formby, Merseyside, England. The station is located on the Southport branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line. The station has a car park.
General information | |||||
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Location | Formby, Sefton England | ||||
Coordinates | 53°33′13″N 3°04′15″W / 53.5535°N 3.0708°W | ||||
Grid reference | SD291068 | ||||
Managed by | Merseyrail | ||||
Transit authority | Merseytravel | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | FBY | ||||
Fare zone | D2 | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1848 | ||||
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History
editFormby opened in 1848 as an intermediate station on the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway (LCSR). It became part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) on 14 June 1855[1] who took over from the LCSR. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway amalgamated with the London and North Western Railway on 1 January 1922 and in turn was Grouped into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. Nationalisation followed in 1948 and in 1978 the station became part of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line (operated by British Rail until privatisation in 1995).
Formby is mentioned in the song Slow Train by Flanders and Swann. This is because the Beeching Report listed Formby as a station to be closed, along with the entire Liverpool to Southport route.
Facilities
editThe station is staffed, 15 minutes before the first train and 15 minutes after the last train, and has platform CCTV. There is a payphone, ticket machines, booking office and live departure and arrival screens for passenger information. The station has a free car park, with 126 spaces, as well as an 8-space cycle rack and secure indoor storage for 40 cycles. The platforms are fully accessible for wheelchair users with lifts available.[2]
Services
editTrains operate every 15 minutes throughout the day from Monday to Saturday to Southport to the north, and to Hunts Cross via Liverpool Central to the south. Sunday services are every 30 minutes in each direction.[3]
Gallery
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The ticket office at Formby.
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The station frontage, on the main road.
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A Merseyrail Class 507 waits at the station.
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A building on the Southport-bound platform.
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The station from the south
References
edit- ^ Awdry 1990, p. 88
- ^ "Formby train station | timetable | ticket prices & facilities". www.merseyrail.org. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Table 82 National Rail timetable, May 2023
Bibliography
edit- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 1-85260-049-7.
External links
edit- Train times and station information for Formby railway station from National Rail
- Station information for Formby railway station from Merseyrail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Freshfield towards Southport |
Merseyrail Southport branch Northern Line |
Hightown towards Hunts Cross |