Maghull railway station
Maghull 
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Maghull railway station, from the Liverpool platform
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| Location | |
| Place | Maghull |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Coordinates | 53°30′23″N 2°55′52″W / 53.5064°N 2.9311°WCoordinates: 53°30′23″N 2°55′52″W / 53.5064°N 2.9311°W |
| Grid reference | SD383015 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MAG |
| 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 |
 1.745 million |
| 2013/14 |
 1.766 million |
| 2014/15 |
1.821 million |
| 2015/16 |
1.812 million |
| 2016/17 |
1.865 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | C3/F |
| History | |
| Original company | East Lancashire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 2 April 1849 | Station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Maghull from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Maghull railway station is a railway station in Maghull, a suburb of Liverpool, England. It is situated on the Ormskirk branch of the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network. As of 2013/14 it is the tenth busiest station on the Merseyrail network and the busiest station to not provide any interchange between any other services.
The railway line between Walton Junction (near Liverpool) and Lostock Hall (near Preston) was proposed by the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway, and was authorised by Act of Parliament on 18 August 1846. In October 1846, the company was leased to the East Lancashire Railway, which opened the line on 2 April 1849; among the original stations was that at Maghull.
Maghull is currently the last station on this branch on Merseyside before the county boundary with Lancashire. This will change when Maghull North station opens in 2018.
Frank Hornby, the designer of Hornby model railways, lived in the Maghull area; he based the design for all railway stations for small towns and villages in the Hornby Trainset on Maghull station.
There is a large 275-space car park situated on the site. There is also a taxi rank at the station, toilets, a shelter on the Ormskirk platform and a heated indoor shelter on the Liverpool platform. The manned ticket booth (open from start to end of service) is located in the M to GO shop on the Ormskirk platform and there is an automatic ticket machine on the Liverpool platform. Train running information is provided by digital display screens, automated announcements and timetable posters. Step-free access is available to both platforms. There is a cycle rack for 6 cycles and secure cycle storage for 34 cycles.
Trains operate between Ormskirk and Liverpool Central every 15 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytimes, and every 30 minutes in the evening and all day Sunday. The station is at street level and 2 small ramps provide access to the platforms. There is a level crossing at the south end (the only one on the Walton Junction to Ormskirk section) and a pedestrian footbridge linking each platform.
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