Fazakerley is a stop on the Merseyrail Northern Line's Kirkby Branch in Liverpool between Rice Laneand Kirkby.
Merseyrail 507 028 departs Fazakerley bound for Liverpool Central
Information
Type:
National Rail
(Merseyrail Northern Line Kirkby Branch)
Station code:
FAZ
Opened:
1848
Platforms:
2
The station was opened as Simonswood in 1848 by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. The station was renamed Aintree in 1850 but as there was already an Aintree station on another line (though nowadays also part of the Merseyrail network) the station was renamed again to Fazakerley in 1860. The station was later part of the London Midland Scottish Railway. The line through Fazakerley was electrified in 1977.
The station is a typical Merseyrail station with a staffed ticket office and trains at up to every fifteen minutes between Kirkby and Liverpool Central. Access to platform is via stepped ramps or lifts.
Alight here for Aintree University Hospital
507 025 arrives with a Kirkby bound service
View down the platform
Another view of 507 026
507 026 arrives heading in the other direction this time for Liverpool
