Waterloo (Merseyside) railway station
Waterloo (Merseyside) 
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A Merseyrail Class 508 at the station.
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| Location | |
| Place | Waterloo |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Coordinates | 53°28′30″N 3°01′32″W / 53.4749°N 3.0256°WCoordinates: 53°28′30″N 3°01′32″W / 53.4749°N 3.0256°W |
| Grid reference | SJ320980 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WLO |
| 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 |
 0.955 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.857 million |
| 2013/14 |
 1.477 million |
| 2014/15 |
1.511 million |
| 2015/16 |
1.536 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | C3 |
| History | |
| 1848 | 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 Waterloo (Merseyside) from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Waterloo railway station is a railway station in Waterloo, Merseyside, England on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network. It serves a largely residential area.
Waterloo opened in 1848 as the original terminus of the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway. In 1850, the line was extended to Liverpool Exchange. It became part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR), on 14 June 1855, which 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).
The station is staffed 15 minutes before the first service and 15 minutes after the last service. There is platform CCTV, shelters and a booking office. There are departure and arrival screens on the platform for passenger information. The station has secure storage for 30 cycles. The station is fully wheelchair accessible: access to the platforms is via steps or a lift from the ticket office, or via ramped walkway from the bus interchange across the road.
On 15 July 1903, a Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway passenger train entered the station at excessive speed and was derailed. Seven people were killed and 116 were injured.
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