Ellesmere Port railway station is located in the town of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England. The station was an intermediate through station on the Hooton–Helsby line. Now all passenger services terminate at the station from both directions. It is both a terminus of the Wirral Line, a commuter rail system operated by Merseyrail and of Northern Trains services to Warrington Bank Quay. Departures and arrivals of Merseyrail services are on platform 1 with departures and arrivals to Warrington Bank Quay on platform 2.
507007 at the station.
The footbridge and exterior of the station.
A Merseyrail Class 507 waits at the station.
The station building viewed from the drop-off point.
Hooton railway station
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Hooton railway station is situated in the south of the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England. It lies on the Wirral Line 8 miles (13 km) north of Chester and 9+1⁄2 miles (15.3 km) south west of Liverpool Lime Street on the Merseyrail network, and is the junction of the branch from the Chester line to Ellesmere Port. It serves the villages of Hooton and Willaston.
The booking office.
The station in 1965 with an Up empties train
A British Rail Class 101 DMU at Hooton, bound for Chester or Helsby, in 1989. The newly electrified line from Liverpool served the other side of the island platform.
Overview from Hooton Road bridge