Town Green railway station

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Town Green
National Rail
Bridges, Town Green railway station (geograph 3786776).jpg
LocationAughton, West Lancashire
England
Coordinates53°32′35″N 2°54′16″W / 53.5430°N 2.9044°W / 53.5430; -2.9044Coordinates: 53°32′35″N 2°54′16″W / 53.5430°N 2.9044°W / 53.5430; -2.9044
Grid referenceSD401055
Managed byMerseyrail
Transit authorityMerseytravel
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeTWN
Fare zoneF
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyLiverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 April 1849Opened as Town Green[1]
1 June 1889Renamed Town Green and Aughton[1]
5 May 1975Renamed Town Green[1]
Passengers
2016/17Increase 0.384 million
2017/18Decrease 0.338 million
2018/19Increase 0.396 million
2019/20Increase 0.435 million
2020/21Decrease 0.102 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Town Green railway station is a railway station in Town Green, Aughton, Lancashire, England, situated on the Ormskirk branch of Merseyrail's Northern Line.

Location[]

It is located at the junction of Town Green Lane and Middlewood Road with pedestrian and vehicular access from Middlewood Road. The booking hall opens onto the south bound platform and the Aughton police station now occupies rooms opening off the booking hall.

Facilities[]

The station is staffed throughout the day, with the ticket office open from start of service until 00:20. There is a waiting room in the main building and a shelter on the opposite side, with a footbridge linking them. Digital display screens, timetable posters and automatic announcements are used to convey train running information. There are lifts available and step-free access to both platforms.[2]

Services[]

Trains operate every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime) between Ormskirk and Liverpool Central, and every 30 minutes in the evening and all day Sunday.[3]

History[]

Town Green station was regularly used as an overnight base for the Royal trains when the Royal family were visiting Knowsley Hall – the home of Lord Derby or attending the Grand National race meeting at Aintree. see Royal Trains List (p19/204) . To the Liverpool end of Town Green station on the Ormskirk bound side and behind the signal box there used to be a small loop line with a very low white painted station which was the platform used by the train. this now forms the car park of the Aughton Institute

The signal box (erected by British Railways in 1949 to replace an earlier Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway structure dating from 1875) was closed and demolished when the line was resignalled in February 1994 – from October 1970 until its demise, it remotely operated the points and signalling at Ormskirk as well as at this station.[4]

Gallery[]

  • A Merseyrail Class 507 waits at the Ormskirk-bound platform.

  • A Merseyrail Class 507 waits at the Liverpool-bound platform.

  • The station as viewed from the roadside drop-off point.

  • Aughton police station, on the Liverpool-bound platform.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  2. ^ Town Green station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 13 December 2016
  3. ^ GB eNRT 2017 Edition, Table 105 (Network Rail)
  4. ^ "Town Green Signal Box"Line Clear - Signal Boxes in the North West; Retrieved 30 March 2016

External links[]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Aughton Park
towards Ormskirk 		  Merseyrail
Northern Line 		  Maghull North
towards Liverpool Central


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