Bootle Oriel Road railway station

Bootle Oriel Road
Merseyrail
General information
LocationBootle, Sefton
England
Coordinates53°26′48″N 2°59′45″W / 53.4468°N 2.9957°W / 53.4468; -2.9957
Grid referenceSJ339949
Managed byMerseyrail
Transit authorityMerseytravel
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBOT
Fare zoneC1/C3
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 May 1876 (1876-05-01)Station opened as Bootle
2 June 1924Renamed to Bootle Oriel Road
Passengers
2019/20Increase 0.843 million
2020/21Decrease 0.224 million
2021/22Increase 0.504 million
2022/23Increase 0.584 million
2023/24Increase 0.602 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bootle Oriel Road railway station is a railway station in Bootle, Merseyside, England. It is situated near the town's Victorian civic centre, opposite Bootle Town Hall, although the surrounding area is now largely residential. It is located on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network.

History

Bootle Oriel Road railway station was opened as Bootle on 1 May 1876 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) on its Liverpool to Southport line (the former Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway) to replace two stations, Bootle Village and Miller's Bridge, it was sited between them.[1] The station was constructed by Dransfield and Company at a cost of £6,684 (equivalent to £794,000 in 2023[a]).[2]

The station was built largely of "yellow glazed bricks with an over-abundance of roofing supported on numerous iron columns". There are four platforms, the centre ones being a wide island, connected by a subway. the booking office faces onto Oriel Road and there is a cab rank.[3]

There an additional two tracks that avoid the station on the western side behind a wall descending to Bankfield Goods Yard.[4]

The station was renamed to Bootle Oriel Road on 2 June 1924.[1]

Most of the services through the station were going to or from Liverpool Exchange and Southport, there were additional commuter services on this line that terminated at Blundellsands and Crosby prior to electrification in 1904 and Hall Road afterwards.[5][6] From 1906 to 1951 services also ran through the station on a route from Liverpool Exchange to Aintree.[7][8]

Passengers from the London and North Western Railway's Bootle Balliol Road station could access the station via a long sloping footpath and a short walk along Oriel Road.[3]

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.[9]

In 1978 the station became part of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line (operated by British Rail until privatised in 1995).[10]

Facilities

There is a booking office where staff are available 15 minutes before the first train until 15 minutes after the last train. Both platforms can be accessed via ramps or lifts. There is car parking for 4 cars and secure cycle storage for 24 cycles, plus toilets and a payphone.[11] Train running information is provided via automated announcements, digital CIS displays, customer help points on each platform and timetable posters.[12]

Services

Trains 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.[13]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Bootle New Strand
towards Southport 		  Merseyrail
Northern Line 		  Bank Hall
towards Hunts Cross
  Historical railways  
Marsh Lane
towards Southport 		  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway 		  Liverpool North Docks
towards Liverpool Exchange
Marsh Lane
towards Aintree 		  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
North Mersey Branch 		  Liverpool North Docks
towards Liverpool Exchange
  • Bootle Oriel Road in 1962. The two extra tracks on the left are the goods lines from Bankfield.
    Bootle Oriel Road in 1962. The two extra tracks on the left are the goods lines from Bankfield.
  • A Merseyrail Class 508 departs from the station.
    A Merseyrail Class 508 departs from the station.
  • The Liverpool sculpture outside the station.
    The Liverpool sculpture outside the station.
  • Special access to the new footbridge.
    Special access to the new footbridge.

References

Notes

  1. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

Citations

  1. ^ a b Quick 2023, p. 92.
  2. ^ Marshall 1969, p. 153.
  3. ^ a b Gahan 1985, p. 80.
  4. ^ Gahan 1985, p. 81.
  5. ^ Bradshaw 2011, tables 520–521.
  6. ^ Bradshaw 1985, p. 565.
  7. ^ Gahan 1985, pp. 114–115.
  8. ^ Mason 1975, p. 19.
  9. ^ Ferneyhough 1975, pp. 164 & 176–177.
  10. ^ Pettitt & Comfort 2015, pp. 59 & 171.
  11. ^ "Bootle-oriel-road train station | timetable | ticket prices & facilities". www.merseyrail.org. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  12. ^ Bootle Oriel Road station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  13. ^ Table 82 National Rail timetable, May 2023

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