Neston railway station

Neston railway station serves the town of Neston, Cheshire, England. This is the last station on the English part of the Borderlands Line before it reaches Wales. The station is 8¾ miles (14 km) south of Bidston.

Neston
LocationNeston, Cheshire West and Chester
England
Grid referenceSJ292777
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeNES
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
1896Opened,[1] named as Neston & Parkgate
15 September 1952Renamed as Neston North[2]
6 May 1968Renamed as Neston
Passengers
2015/16 49,340
2016/17 44,892
2017/18 42,924
2018/19 43,810
2019/20 42,554
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

There was once a substantial station building on the Bidston bound platform. This fell into disrepair in the late 1990s though, and was finally demolished when the station was modernised for Disability Discrimination Act compliancy in 2003.

Future

Long standing plans to electrify the Borderlands Line have been put on hold due to the prohibitive cost of installing third rail electrification. This has led Merseytravel to look at other options for the line, including the possibility of overhead lines.[3]

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and only 'bus shelter' type structures offer passengers any protection from the elements. Bus interchange is available from the stop on Ladies Walk adjacent the Bidston bound platform. This is also from where rail replacement services leave. The station has a small car park next to the Wrexham bound platform and a larger car park on the opposite side of the line, both owned and operated by the local council.[4]

Services

The station is served by an hourly service on weekdays (two-hourly in the evening & on bank holidays)[5] southbound to Wrexham Central and northbound to Bidston for connections to Liverpool via the Wirral Line. Services are provided by Transport for Wales' fleet of Class 150 diesel multiple units.

On Sundays there are departures approximately every 90 minutes in each direction.

  • An Arriva Trains Wales Class 150 at the station.
  • The decorated station underpass.
  • The entrance to the Bidston-bound platform.
  • Station furniture on the Wrexham-bound platform.

References
  1. Greatorex 2014, Neston: Station
  2. Mitchell & Smith 2013, fig. 84
  3. "The Wrexham to Bidston railway (The Borderlands line): Electrification plans". Retrieved 17 February 2007.
  4. "Station Facilities for Neston". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  5. Table 101 National Rail timetable, May 2017

Sources
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Hawarden Bridge or Shotton   Transport for Wales
Borderlands Line		   Heswall
  Historical railways  
Burton Point   Great Central Railway
North Wales and Liverpool Railway		   Heswall


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