Leasowe railway station
Leasowe 
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| Location | |
| Place | Leasowe |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Grid reference | SJ270907 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LSW |
| 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* | |
| 2012/13 |
 0.890 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.600 million |
| 2014/15 |
 0.612 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.607 million |
| 2016/17 |
0.541 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | B1 |
| History | |
| 4 July 1870 | Opened as Leasowe Crossing |
| 1 August 1872 | Closed |
| 5 May 1894 | Reopened |
| 1938 | 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 Leasowe from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Leasowe railway station is situated near the village of Leasowe, Wirral, England. It lies on the West Kirby branch of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network.
Leasowe station was originally opened on the Hoylake Railway in 1870, as Leasowe Crossing and having no proper platform, closing less than two years later. Situated on Reeds Lane, the station was then opened again on 5 May 1894, when the line from Bidston to Moreton was doubled. It was built by the Wirral Railway on their line from Birkenhead Park to West Kirby.
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. The platform buildings were replaced in 1938, rebuilt in a similar style to those along the line towards West Kirby, and a footbridge was added. The signal box, used to operate the level crossing and replacing a cabin on the westbound platform, was moved to the opposite side of Reeds Lane and was also improved upon at the time.
The station did not have a goods yard being just two lines straight through. Nonetheless, freight did pass through the station from the Cadbury factory in Moreton. The 8-lever signal box was in use until 24 July 1994, and demolished afterwards.
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