Heswall railway station
Heswall railway station is a railway station on the eastern edge of the town of Heswall on the Wirral Peninsula in England. It is on the Borderlands Line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Transport for Wales. In 2008 the station was refurbished. The station was previously known as Heswall Hills, as there was previously another station serving Heswall, on the Birkenhead Railway's branch line from West Kirby to Hooton, that is now a footpath known as the Wirral Way.
Heswall | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Heswall, Wirral England |
| Coordinates | 53.330°N 3.074°W |
| Grid reference | SJ286819 |
| Managed by | Transport for Wales |
| Transit authority | Merseytravel |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | HSW |
| Fare zone | B2 |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Original company | North Wales and Liverpool Joint Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 May 1898 | opened as Heswall Hills |
| 7 May 1973 | renamed Heswall |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 90,548 |
| 2019/20 | 99,136 |
| 2020/21 | 19,894 |
| 2021/22 | 51,680 |
| 2022/23 | 60,182 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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