Bank Hall is a stop on the Merseyrail Northern Line in Liverpool between
Sandhills and
Bootle Oriel Road.
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| Merseyrail 508 108 departs Hall Road with a North bound service |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Merseyrail Northern Line) |
| Station code: |
BAH |
| Opened: |
1850 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened in 1850 by the Liverpool, Crosby & Southport Railway as they extended their line South from
Waterloo to
Liverpool Exchange. The station originally had two island platforms though only one is in use now. The platforms originally has canopies and waiting rooms [1], the surviving platform has just the usual bus shelter.
The platforms are in a wide cutting, the booking hall is on the road bridge which crosses the line just ahead of the platforms. There are steps but no ramps down to platform level. There are services every fifteen minutes most days between
Southport and
Hunts Cross via
Liverpool Central.
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| Platform view, the disused platform is to the left underneath all the foliage! |
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| 508 125 arrives, the booking hall can be seen in the background |
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| View down the platform |
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| Another view of the booking hall |
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| 508 131 and a Liverpool bound service |
[1] Jonathan Cadwallader & Martin Jenkins, Merseyside Electrics (Ian Allan, 2010) p. 17
