Aintree railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Aintree, Merseyside, England. It is on the Ormskirk branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line. Until 1968 it was known as Aintree Sefton Arms after a nearby public house. The station's design reflects that it is the closest station to Aintree Racecourse, where the annual Grand National horse race takes place.
Aintree railway station
An LMS 630v EMU approaching in 1959.
The view south along the Liverpool-bound platform.
The station building viewed from the car park.
Aintree is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies between Walton and Maghull on the A59 road, 5+1⁄2 miles northeast of Liverpool city centre, in North West England.
Sign marking boundary of Aintree and the Liverpool district of Walton