Hall Road railway station

Hall Road
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Location
Place	Blundellsands
Local authority	Sefton
Coordinates
Grid reference	SD304006
Operations
Station code	HLR
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	69,251
2005/06	76,158
2006/07	88,355
2007/08	91,686
2008/09	288,584
2009/10	270,198
2010/11	269,744
2011/12	256,008
2012/13	240,056
2013/14	247,266
2014/15	259,738
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Merseytravel
Zone	C3
History
Key dates	Opened 1874 (1874)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hall Road from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Hall Road railway station serves Blundellsands in Merseyside, England. The station is located on the Southport branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line. Hall Road TMD was adjacent to the station.

History

Hall Road opened in 1874 as an intermediate station on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR), at a request from Joseph Gardner, a local merchant. Initially the railway company refused, but relented when he had five further houses built in the same location. The LYR electrified the line, using the third-rail system, and services started on 5 April 1904. 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 1977 the station became part of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line (operated by British Rail until privatisation in 1995). In early June 2014 it has been announced that this station (along with a small number of stations on the Merseyrail network) will soon undergo improvements as part of a £3.7m programme of improvements, this station will see Merseyrail working with Merseytravel to provide a car park to improve facilities for customers.

1905 accident

Main article: Hall Road rail accident

On 27 July 1905, a Southport-bound express train collided at the station with an empty local service operating to Liverpool Exchange. 20 deaths and 48 injuries resulted, although both drivers survived.

1961 accident

On 9 October 1961 two electric trains collided at around 7.34 am due to a signalman admitting both trains into the section at the same time. The motorman of one of the trains was injured and two passengers were injured, one seriously. The official report concluded that irregular working by the signalman and an error by one of the train drivers was the cause of the accident.

1977 accident

An accident took place on 4 July 1977 when a Class 502 unit, working a service to Liverpool Central, ran into the rear of another train near the station. 35 people were injured. Errors by the train driver and signalling irregularities were blamed for the collision.

Services

Trains operate every 15 minutes throughout the day from Monday to Saturday and on summer Sundays to Southport to the north, and to Hunts Cross via Liverpool Central to the south. Winter Sunday services are every 30 minutes in each direction.

Gallery

• Hall Road Railway Station (geograph 2994485).jpg

  A broad view of the platforms, looking south.

• Platform Building, Hall Road Railway Station (geograph 2994470).jpg

  A platform building.

• Ticket Office, Hall Road Railway Station (geograph 2994487).jpg

  The ticket office.

• Waiting Room and Cycle Storage, Hall Road Railway Station (geograph 2994478).jpg

  The waiting room and cycle storage on the Liverpool-bound platform.

External links

• Train times and station information for Hall Road railway station from National Rail

• Station information for Hall Road railway station from Merseyrail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Hightown towards Southport		Merseyrail Northern Line		Blundellsands & Crosby towards Hunts Cross