Halewood railway station
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Halewood railway station in south Liverpool
and is in the Merseyside
metropolitan borough of Knowsley
, in the north west of England
. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Northern Rail
.
Services are roughly hourly in each direction, towards Hunts Cross
and Liverpool Lime Street
to the west and towards Hough Green
and Manchester Oxford Road in the east.
Halewood
station is modern, having been opened in May 1988, built at a cost of £
440,000. There is a ticket office at street level, with ramps leading to the platforms, which have brick shelters.
A station, closed in 1952, formerly existed some distance to the East.
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
and is in the Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
metropolitan borough of Knowsley
Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England. It comprises the towns of Kirkby, Prescot, Huyton, Whiston, Halewood and Cronton; Kirkby, Huyton, and Prescot being the major commercial centres...
, in the north west of England
England
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. The station, and all trains serving it, is 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...
.
Services are roughly hourly in each direction, towards Hunts Cross
Hunts Cross railway station
Hunts Cross railway station is a Grade II listed railway station in Hunts Cross, Liverpool, England. It is situated on the southern branch of the City Line's Liverpool to Manchester route, and is the southern terminus of Merseyrail's Northern Line.-History:...
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 Hough Green
Hough Green railway station
Hough Green railway station is a railway station to the West of Widnes in Halton unitary authority in the north west of England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building...
and Manchester Oxford Road in the east.
Halewood
Halewood
Halewood is in Merseyside, England and is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley. The district lies near Liverpool's southeastern boundary, bordered by the suburbs of Hunts Cross and Woolton....
station is modern, having been opened in May 1988, built at a cost of £
Pound sterling
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440,000. There is a ticket office at street level, with ramps leading to the platforms, which have brick shelters.
A station, closed in 1952, formerly existed some distance to the East.