Capenhurst railway station serves the village of
Capenhurst
Capenhurst is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is two miles south west of Ellesmere Port, at the southern end of the Wi ...
and its substantial industrial facilities, in
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shrop ...
,
England
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. It also serves outer suburbs of
Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port ( ) is a port town in the Cheshire West and Chester borough in Cheshire, England. Ellesmere Port is on the south-eastern edge of the Wirral Peninsula, north of Chester, on the bank of the Manchester Ship Canal. In the 2021 Unite ...
. On the former GWR main line from London Paddington to
Birkenhead Woodside it is now on the
Wirral Line of the
Merseyrail
Merseyrail is a commuter rail network which serves Merseyside and adjacent areas of Cheshire and Lancashire in the North West England, North West of England. Merseyrail serves 69 Railway station, stations, 67 of which it manages, across two lin ...
network, north of
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...
.
Facilities
The station has platform
CCTV
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, a 24-space
car park and a
cycle rack with 10 spaces as well as secure cycle storage for 20 cycles. Each platform has a waiting shelter with seating. There are departure and arrival screens, on the platform, for passenger information. There is access, to each platform, for passengers with
wheelchair
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s or
prams. However, cross-platform access, within the station, is by staircase only.
Capenhurst is one of four stations on the Merseyrail network that is unstaffed, the others being
Bache,
Little Sutton and
Overpool
Overpool is a village on the Wirral Peninsula in Cheshire, England. It is a suburb of Ellesmere Port, and part of the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester.
History
The name means "upper pool" and derives from the Old English words '' ...
. Passengers must purchase tickets from the Ticket Vending Machine located on the
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...
-bound platform; the machine can issue tickets to any destination on the rail network. Passengers failing to purchase a ticket will be liable for a Penalty Fare if they board a Merseyrail service without obtaining a valid ticket. This station became part of the Merseyrail Penalty Fares Area on 15 June 2009.
Services
Trains between and Liverpool call at Capenhurst every 30 minutes every day (including Sunday). The quarter-hourly service on the Chester line does not benefit Capenhurst since alternate trains run through the station non-stop between and in each direction.
These services are all provided by Merseyrail's fleet of
Class 507 and
Class 777 EMUs
Emus may refer to:
* Emu
The emu (; ''Dromaius novaehollandiae'') is a species of flightless bird endemism, endemic to Australia, where it is the Tallest extant birds, tallest native bird. It is the only extant taxon, extant member of the ...
.
Gallery
Image:Bridges, Capenhurst Railway Station (geograph 2986981).jpg, The foot and road bridges.
Image:Capenhurst railway station, ticket machine & information boards - DSC06404.JPG, The ticket machine and information boards.
Image:Departing to Chester, Capenhurst Railway Station (geograph 2986991).jpg, A Merseyrail Class 508 departs for Chester.
Image:Capenhurst railway station (2).JPG, The main entrance.
References
Further reading
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External links
{{Railway stations served by Merseyrail
Railway stations in Cheshire
DfT Category F2 stations
Former Birkenhead Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1840
Railway stations served by Merseyrail