Hoylake railway station
Hoylake 
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Hoylake railway station as viewed from the car park
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| Location | |
| Place | Hoylake |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Grid reference | SJ216887 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HYK |
| 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* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.593 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.573 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.482 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.630 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.504 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | B2 |
| History | |
| 1866 | Opened |
| 1938 | Rebuilt and electrified |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hoylake from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Hoylake railway station serves the town of Hoylake, Wirral, England. It lies on the West Kirby branch of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network. The station also offers free car parking facilities at all times.
The station was opened to regular service on 2 July 1866, as part of the Hoylake Railway to Birkenhead Dock railway station. The station originally had low cinder-filled platforms. An extension to West Kirby was opened on 1 April 1878, and the line from West Kirby was doubled in 1896. The station had a signal box which was originally built at the eastern end of the station and provided in 1889. The 21-lever signal box was moved, to be adjacent to the level crossing, in 1895.
From no later than 1901, there were several sidings to the east of the station. There was a carriage shed and a Wirral Railway paint shop from prior to 1912. The paint shop was closed after the LMS takeover.
Prior to 1938, the station was of varying architectural styles. Built in 1938 adjoining the Up platform, the current station building was designed by the architect William Henry Hamlyn is in the Art Deco style, with a circular clerestory over the booking hall, becoming a Grade II Listed Building in 1988. The sign currently on display in front of the station was recently restored during a renovation. The adjoining footbridge was built at the same time as the Art Deco building, and new level crossing gates were installed. The goods yard had a 5-ton crane from 1938.
Through electric services to Liverpool Central commenced on 13 March 1938, when the LMS electrified the lines from Birkenhead Park to West Kirby. The service was provided by the then-new LMS electric multiple units. However, on Sunday mornings, the service was provided by the older Mersey Railway electric units which, up until that point, had only ever run from Liverpool to Birkenhead Park.
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