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Bootle New Strand railway station

Railway station in Bootle, Merseyside, England

Summary

Railway station in Bootle, Merseyside, England

Field	Value
name	Bootle New Strand
symbol_location	gb
symbol	liverpool
image	A_few_steps_forward,_Bootle_New_Strand_Railway_Station_(geograph_2994523).jpg
borough	Bootle, Sefton
country	England
coordinates
grid_name	Grid reference
grid_position
manager	Merseyrail
platforms	2
code	BNW
zone	C3
classification	DfT category E
transit_authority	Merseytravel
original	Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
pregroup	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
postgroup	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
years
events	Opened as Marsh Lane
years1	11 April 1886
events1	Rebuilt and renamed Marsh Lane and Strand Road
years2	19 May 1941
events2	Closed
years3	12 July 1943
events3	Re-opened
years4	6 March 1967
events4	Renamed Bootle New Strand
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{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2021/22	passengers= 0.790 million	interchange= 511}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2022/23	passengers= 0.747 million	interchange= 1,254}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2023/24	passengers= 0.770 million	interchange= 1,430}}
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footnotes	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bootle New Strand railway station is a railway station in the centre of Bootle, Merseyside, England. It is on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network and serves in particular the nearby New Strand Shopping Centre. The platforms are elevated and are reached by ramps from the entrance at street level. Connecting bus services leave from the nearby bus station in the basement of New Strand Shopping Centre.

History

The station opened as Marsh Lane on 1 October 1850 when the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway (LC&SR) extended its line from south into Liverpool.

The station was situated on the north side of Marsh Lane which was crossed with a level crossing. It is shown on the OS 1850 six-inch map as Marsh Lane and Linacre station but with no details.

In 1850 the LC&SR had been authorised to lease, sell or transfer itself to the L&YR and on 14 June 1855 the L&YR purchased and took over the LC&SR.

It was rebuilt in an elevated position on south side of Marsh Lane, opening on 11 April 1886 and called Marsh Lane & Strand Road, there were now four tracks running through the station with platforms on the outside tracks and a wide island platform serving the inner two, all but the eastern platform had waiting rooms and extensive canopies.

The station became a junction station on 1 June 1906 when the North Mersey Branch was electrified between and using the Seaforth connecting line, being the next station in that direction. The passenger service on this route was withdrawn on 2 April 1951.

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway amalgamated with the London and North Western Railway on 1 January 1922 and in turn was Grouped into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923.

The station was closed by enemy action on 19 May 1941, reopening on 12 July 1943. When it re-opened it had no platform buildings until 1945 when pre-fabricated waiting shelters were provided.

The station was renamed Bootle New Strand on 6 March 1967 in anticipation of the nearby New Strand Shopping Centre opening.

In 1978 the station became part of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line (operated by British Rail until privatised in 1995).

Facilities

The station has a ticket office and is staffed, during all opening hours, and has platform CCTV. There is step-free access to both platforms provided by 30 metre long ramps. There are cycle racks for 10 cycles and secure cycle storage for 32 cycles. There is a newsagents in the main building and a public telephone on platform 1. Service running information is available via CIS screens, automated announcements, customer help points and timetable poster boards.

Services

Trains operate every 15 minutes throughout the day from Monday to Saturday, to Southport to the north, and to Liverpool Central to the south. Sunday services are every 30 minutes in each direction.

Gallery

File:Looking north, Bootle New Strand Railway Station (geograph 2995598).jpg|Looking north along the Liverpool-bound platform. File:Signal and roof, Bootle New Strand Railway Station (geograph 2995613).jpg|The northern end of the station. File:Entrance to Bootle New Strand railway station.jpg|The main entrance to the station. File:Departure, Bootle New Strand Railway Station (geograph 2994518).jpg|A Merseyrail Class 507 departs towards Liverpool.

References

Bibliography

References

(1850). "Lancashire Sheet XCIX". Ordnance Survey.
(1890). "Liverpool - Lancashire XCIX.14.21". Ordnance Survey.
(4 October 1968). "The new heart of Bootle". Liverpool Echo.
"Bootle-new-strand train station {{!}} timetable {{!}} ticket prices & facilities".
[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/BNW/details.html Bootle New Strand station facilities] ''National Rail Enquiries''
{{NRtimes. May 2023. 82

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