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
Wirral line
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The Wirral line is one of two commuter rail routes operated by Merseyrail and centred on Merseyside, England, the other being the Northern line.
A Class 508 EMU on a Wirral line service at Liverpool Central prior to redevelopment.
Original Mersey Railway painted signage on Birkenhead Central station where the company had its head office.
An Illustrated London News illustration of the official opening of the Mersey Railway by the Prince of Wales on 20 January 1886.
A Mersey Railway electric multiple unit (EMU) having just departed from Birkenhead Park for Liverpool.