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Rice Lane railway station

Rice Lane railway station

Railway station on the Kirkby Branch of the Northern Line in Liverpool, England

Rice Lane railway station is a railway station in Liverpool, England, located to the north of the city centre in the Walton district. It is on the Kirkby branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line.

Quick Facts General information, Location ...

The station was opened on 20 November 1848, and was known as Preston Road until 14 May 1984.[1] It is located just to the north of Walton Junction, where the Kirkby and Ormskirk branches of the Northern line diverge; Walton (Merseyside) station on the Ormskirk line is close by (5 minutes away on foot along Hornby Road).

Facilities

Rice Lane is staffed throughout day, as is the norm for Merseyrail stations (15 minutes before start of service until 00:20, seven days per week). The ticket office is located on the Liverpool-bound platform and there are shelters on each side, along with digital information screens and timetable posters. Automated train running announcements are also provided. No step-free access is offered, as the only way to reach the platforms is via a staircase from the road after which the station is named (the two platforms being linked by a stepped footbridge).[2]

Services

The station is currently served by three trains per hour in each direction in the day time, Monday - Saturday. In Late evenings and Sundays services are reduced to Two trains per hour in each direction. Services are operated using Class 777 EMUs.[3][4]

In the future, the service will be increased to up to four trains per hour in each direction as more battery operated Class 777 trains become available.[5]

More information Preceding station, National Rail ...
  • The A59 road bridge, at the end of the platform.
  • The station footbridge.
  • A Merseyrail Class 508 arrives with a service.
  • A view from the footbridge.

References

  1. [1]
    Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 191, 197. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. [2]
    Rice Lane station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 21 December 2016
  3. [3]
    "Increased services between Headbolt Lane and Liverpool Central". Merseyrail. Retrieved 12 October 2023.[permanent dead link]
  4. [4]
    Table 83 National Rail timetable, May 2023
  5. [5]
    "Headbolt Lane Station In Kirkby Opens To Merseyrail Services". Merseyrail. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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