Formby railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Formby |
| Local authority | Sefton |
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| Grid reference | SD291068 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | FBY |
| Managed by | Merseyrail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.425 million |
| 2005/06 |  0.482 million |
| 2006/07 | 0.526 million |
| 2007/08 | 0.553 million |
| 2008/09 | 1.668 million |
| 2009/10 |  1.577 million |
| 2010/11 | 1.596 million |
| 2011/12 | 1.514 million |
| 2012/13 | 1.402 million |
| 2013/14 | 1.283 million |
| 2014/15 | 1.312 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | D2 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1848 |
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Formby railway station is a railway station in the town of Formby, Merseyside, England. The station is located on the Southport branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line. The station has a car park.
History
Formby opened in 1848 as an intermediate station on the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway. It became part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR), On 14 June 1855.[1] who took over from the (LCSR). 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. Nationalisation followed in 1948 and in 1978 the station became part of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line (operated by British Rail until privatisation in 1995).
Formby is mentioned in the song Slow Train by Flanders and Swann. This is because the Beeching Report listed Formby as a station to be closed, along with the entire Liverpool to Southport route.
The ticket hall and the stairs to the platforms were refurbished with new flooring, lighting and windows being fitted.
In March 2015 a jointly funded £1.6 million scheme to install two new passenger lifts to improve platform access began - with one lift serving each platform.[2] The installation of the lifts was completed in September 2015.[3]
Services
Trains operate every 15 minutes throughout the day from Monday to Saturday and on summer Sundays to Southport to the north, and to Hunts Cross via Liverpool Central to the south. Winter Sunday services are every 30 minutes in each direction.
Gallery
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The ticket office at Formby.
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The station frontage, on the main road.
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A Merseyrail Class 507 waits at the station.
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A building on the Southport-bound platform.
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Formby railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Formby railway station from National Rail
- Station information for Formby railway station from Merseyrail
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Freshfield towards Southport |
Merseyrail Northern Line |
Hightown towards Hunts Cross |
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