Flixton railway station
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Flixton railway station is located in the village of Flixton
, in the Trafford
Metropolitan Borough of Greater Manchester
in the north west of England
. The station, and all services calling there, are operated by Northern Rail
. The station is 10 km (6½ miles) west of Manchester Oxford Road
on the Manchester to Liverpool Line.
The ticket office on Flixton Road bridge, a portable building installed to replace the demolished station building, is manned Monday - Friday between 06:25-13:45. At other times tickets are purchased from a conductor on the train.
In the 1990s the station building was converted into a pub and restaurant and then into a nightclub and bar. It was destroyed by fire in 1997 and was demolished in 2001. The original footbridge remains and is still in use. A small "bus stop" style shelter on the down platform also survives from the original station building.
The station once had a small goods yard on the northern side of the main line, the bay platform for which still exists although it is no longer in use. The goods yard itself is now a car park. All the track relating to the goods yard has been removed.
and Liverpool Lime Street
to the west, and towards Chassen Road
and Manchester Oxford Road
to the east. Extra services call at the station during peak-hours; services are less frequent in the evenings and there is no Sunday service.
Flixton, Greater Manchester
Flixton is a village and electoral ward within the Urmston area of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. It lies about six miles to the southwest of Manchester city centre, within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire.Flixton's present-day population is...
, in the Trafford
Trafford
The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of 211,800, covers , and includes the towns of Altrincham, Partington, Sale, Stretford, and Urmston...
Metropolitan Borough of Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
in the north west of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The station, and all services calling there, are operated by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
. The station is 10 km (6½ miles) west of Manchester Oxford Road
Manchester Oxford Road railway station
Manchester Oxford Road Railway Station is a railway station in the city of Manchester, England. The station is located at the junction of Whitworth Street West and Oxford Street, on an elevated line between Deansgate and Piccadilly stations....
on the Manchester to Liverpool Line.
The ticket office on Flixton Road bridge, a portable building installed to replace the demolished station building, is manned Monday - Friday between 06:25-13:45. At other times tickets are purchased from a conductor on the train.
In the 1990s the station building was converted into a pub and restaurant and then into a nightclub and bar. It was destroyed by fire in 1997 and was demolished in 2001. The original footbridge remains and is still in use. A small "bus stop" style shelter on the down platform also survives from the original station building.
The station once had a small goods yard on the northern side of the main line, the bay platform for which still exists although it is no longer in use. The goods yard itself is now a car park. All the track relating to the goods yard has been removed.
Services
Services are roughly hourly in each direction, towards IrlamIrlam railway station
Irlam railway station serves the town of Irlam in the City of Salford metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in the north west of England. The station is 14 km west of Manchester Oxford Road on the Manchester to Liverpool Line...
and Liverpool Lime Street
Liverpool Lime Street railway station
Liverpool Lime Street is a railway station serving the city centre of Liverpool, England. The station lies on a branch of the West Coast Main Line from London Euston, and on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network...
to the west, and towards Chassen Road
Chassen Road railway station
Chassen Road railway station is in the Trafford metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in the north west of England. The station, and all services calling there, is operated by Northern Rail...
and Manchester Oxford Road
Manchester Oxford Road railway station
Manchester Oxford Road Railway Station is a railway station in the city of Manchester, England. The station is located at the junction of Whitworth Street West and Oxford Street, on an elevated line between Deansgate and Piccadilly stations....
to the east. Extra services call at the station during peak-hours; services are less frequent in the evenings and there is no Sunday service.