Port Sunlight railway station
Port Sunlight 
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| Location | |
| Place | Port Sunlight |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Coordinates | 53°20′56″N 2°59′53″W / 53.349°N 2.998°WCoordinates: 53°20′56″N 2°59′53″W / 53.349°N 2.998°W |
| Grid reference | SJ336840 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PSL |
| 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 |
 0.696 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.671 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.617 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.678 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.700 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | B1 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Port Sunlight from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Port Sunlight railway station serves the Port Sunlight area of the Wirral, England, a model village built for the workers of the nearby Lever Brothers soap factory. The station is situated on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network.
Port Sunlight station is on the former Birkenhead Railway and opened as Port Sunlight Halt for workmen only on 1 May 1914. It became a public station (Port Sunlight) on 9 May 1927. Direct train services to Liverpool began in 1985, when the line between Rock Ferry and Hooton was electrified; previously passengers for Liverpool had to change at Rock Ferry. Further electrification in early 1990s allowed electric train services to be extended, first to Chester in 1993 and then Ellesmere Port in 1994.
The station is staffed, during all opening hours, and has platform CCTV. There are toilets, a payphone, a vending machine and a booking office. There are departure and arrival screens, on the platform, for passenger information. Each of the two platforms has sheltered seating. The station doesn't have a car park, though there is roadside parking available. The station does have a cycle rack with 6 spaces, and a secure cycle locker with 60 spaces. Access to the station booking office is by steep ramp. However, there is no easy access for passengers with wheelchairs or prams to the platforms, as this is by subway and staircase only.
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