Bebington is a stop on the Merseyrail Wirral Line on the
Chester and
Ellesmere Port branches of the line. The station is between
Port Sunlight and
Rock Ferry.
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Merseyrail Wirral Line) |
| Station code: |
BEB |
| Opened: |
1840 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
Bebington was opened in 1840 by the Chester & Birkenhead Railway. In 1895 the station was renamed
Bebington & New Ferry though reverted back to the original name in 1974 [1]. Bebington became part of the electrified Merseyrail network in 1985 when the third rail was extended from
Rock Ferry to
Hooton.
Bebington used to have a goods yard but this was closed in 1965. The station also used to have five platforms as the the line from the North had quadruple tracks as far as Bebington [2]. Now just two tracks and two platforms remain. The original station buildings have been replaced by standard Merseyrail type bus shelters. Access between the platforms is via a subway.
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| Merseyrail 507 003 arrives at Bebington |
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| Station sign, advertising local interest |
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| Merseyrail 508 143 departs |
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| Station shelter |
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| And on the other platform |
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| Ramp down to the subway between the platforms |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Chester to Birkenhead (Middleton Press, 2012) Map. XIV
[2] Ibid. Fig. 61
