St Michaels railway station is a railway station in

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, on the

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of the

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suburban system. It is situated near, but not on St Michael's Road,

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, a short distance to the south of the Lark Lane and

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neighbourhoods. The main station building sits at street level, over the lines which are in a

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. Leading down to the platforms, from apertures in the station building, are ramps which were built for the

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in 1984.

History

The station opened in 1864 as part of the Garston and Liverpool Railway line between Brunswick and Garston Dock. In 1865 the station and line were incorporated into the

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. The station closed in 1972 but reopened in 1978 as part of the

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– Garston line of the Merseyrail system. The reopening of the station was part-funded by

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, because of that company's use of the "St Michael" brand; this is recognised by a plaque at the site. Services were extended from Garston to Hunts Cross in 1983, and diverted to

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instead of Kirkby in 1984. From 11 December 2006 the Monday-Saturday evening service was increased to run every 15 minutes, instead of half-hourly as previously.

Facilities

Ramps, which were installed for the

in 1984, allow access to the platforms. Steps to street level (bypassing the ticket office) have been sealed off. In November 2021, the ramps were removed and the steps to the platform, previously sealed off, were reinstated. The removal of the ramps will allow for lifts to be installed at a later date. The station is staffed 15 minutes before the first service and 15 minutes after the last service. There are toilets, platform CCTV and a booking office. There are departure and arrival screens on the platform for passenger information. The station has car parking for 4 vehicles, a cycle rack with 12 spaces and secure storage for 28 cycles. Merseytravel announced in April 2019 that they had been successful in a bid for funding lifts being installed at the station under the Department for Transport's ‘Access for All’ programme. The lifts are expected to be installed at some point over the following five years.

Services

Trains operate every 15 minutes, Monday-Saturday to

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via Liverpool Central to the north, and Hunts Cross to the south. On Sundays, services are every 30 minutes in each direction.GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 103

Gallery

Image:St.michaelsrail liverpool.jpg, A close view of the station building. Image:507004 at St Michaels.jpg, A Merseyrail Class 507 waits at the station. Image:Merseyrail Class 508, 508141, St. Michaels railway station (geograph 3787342).jpg, A Merseyrail Class 508 waits at the station. Image:Frontage of St Michaels railway station, Liverpool.jpg, The station frontage from the road.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Michaels railway station Railway stations in Liverpool DfT Category E stations Former Cheshire Lines Committee stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1972 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1978 Railway stations served by Merseyrail 1864 establishments in England