Port Sunlight is a stop on the
Chester and
Ellesmere Port branches of the Merseyrail Wirral Line between
Spital and
Bebington.
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| Merseyrail 508 131 departs bound for Liverpool Central |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Merseyrail Wirral Line) |
| Station code: |
PSL |
| Opened: |
1914 (Factory workers only)
1927 (General public) |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened as
Port Sunlight Halt in 1914 for workers at the Lever Brothers soap factory at Port Sunlight [1]. The station was opened to the general public in 1927 and renamed
Port Sunlight. The station originally had much longer platforms able to accomodate up fourteen coach trains. These wooden platforms were replaced by much shorter ones in 1969 and only six coach trains can be accomodated now [2].
The line to Port Sunlight was electrified in 1985 allowing for direct trains to
Liverpool Central. Further electrification allowed for trains to
Chester and
Ellesmere Port in the 1990s. The station is built on an embankment with a ground level subway between the platforms and steps up to platform level. The station has a staffed ticket office.
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| Station building |
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| Steps down to ground level |
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| Booking hall |
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| Subway under the platforms |
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| Preparing to depart |
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| Baggage trolly on display in the booking office |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Chester to Birkenhead (Middleton Press, 2012) Map. XI
[2] Ibid. Fig. 58
