Bromborough Rake is a stop on the Merseyrail Wirral Line between
Bromborough and
Spital.
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Merseyrail 507 024 arrives |
Information |
Type: |
National Rail
(Merseyrail Wirral Line) |
Station code: |
BMR |
Opened: |
1985 |
Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened by British Rail in 1985 as part of the upgrade and electrification of the line from
Rock Ferry to
Hooton which allowed through trains to Liverpool [1]. The station is a standard Merseytravel operated station with a staffed booking office. There are bus shelter style facilities on both platforms.
The station is in a cutting with ramps down from the main station building at street level. The station is served by trains between
Liverpool Central and
Ellesmere Port at up to every thirty minutes.
Chester bound trains no longer stop at the station.
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Bridge across to the booking office |
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View down the platform |
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The little booking office is ahead |
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To the platform |
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507 030 departs, a friend is going the other way |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Chester to Birkenhead (Middleton Press, 2017) Fig. 51