Ellesmere Port is the terminus of the Ellesmere Port branch of the Merseyrail Wirral Line in Cheshire. It is also the terminus of Northern trains from Helsby.
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| Merseyrail 508 125 stands at Ellesmere Port |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Merseyrail Wirral Line) |
| Station code: |
ELP |
| Opened: |
1863 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened by the Birkenhead Railway on it's new line from Hooton to Helsby in 1863 as Whitby Locks though was renamed to it's current name three years later. It later became part of the LNWR who built an engine shed at Ellesmere Port though this was sold to the Manchester Ship Canal company in 1921 [1].
The line to Ellesmere Port was electrified in 1994 as part of the Merseyrail network. Services through to Helsby ceased though a limited service is operated by Northern from Helsby, twice a day. By comparison Merseyrail services to Liverpool are up to every thirty minutes! The original station building survives and has a staffed ticket office. Access between the platforms is via footbridge though Platform 1 sees the vast majority of services.
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| Footbridge |
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| Station building |
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| This train can go no further |
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| Local attractions |
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| 508 125 prepares to return to Liverpool |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Chester to Birkenhead (Middleton Press, 2012) Fig. 100
