Southport Railway Station is one of the most central Railway Stations I've seen, it seems as soon…read moreas you get out of the platform you're on Chapel Street, in Southport town centre. Southport is a large seaside town with a population of around 100,000 people in the Merseyside area. The station its-self is mainly used for Merseyrail, who manage the station, the only other operator who has trains from this station is Northern Railway, most of those services terminate here and have services from either Manchester station, most of which seem to go to Wigan Wallgate and other smaller stations, my return train even would carry on to Huddersfield. The train journey time to Manchester is around 1 hour and 12 minutes and the train its-self I found to be really cheap, with even cities closer charging more, for example, a ticket from Manchester to Sheffield would be almost double than one to Southport. Talking more about the station, it is obviously in a very central location and it also had a satisfactory number of staff working around the station, and some form of newsagents/ticket sale shop. The station also is one of the very few (or only?) stations which allows you to have unbooked assistance, for example, if you're planning with a wheelchair and needs ramps etc, one of the few stations, where you don't always need to prebooked (but you can if you want!), is Southport here. In terms of long-distance travel and number of services, Southport doesn't offer much, the best route to London would be getting a train to either Preston or Wigan Wallgate first, and then walking onto Wigan North Western which is just down the road from Wallgate and provides services to longer destinations such as London and Glasgow. The station did seem quite clean, although a little basic, the location being so central made up for that a little. This station is very good for a small town like Southport - with location and being able to have unbooked assistance being a highlight, but it isn't a big station which could make longer journies a little tricky, and I didn't notice a large number of ticket machines etc, so a three-star rating would really suit Southport station.

Southport Railway Station may not have the modern look about it, but it certainly appears to be…read morewell maintained and has the traditional image. The station is logically laid out which makes it easy for passengers to enter and exit as it is intuitive for the stranger. Since it is a semi-enclosed station, there isn't too much pollution which enables plenty of fresh air to drift in. As you get off a train, you walk through a gate where you'll pass through a small and dimly lit shopping mall before you exit to the main town. It couldn't be more convenient for the local or the tourist as everything is so central. With the Boulevard and Promenade just a few minutes walk away, trains are an affordable and ideal form of transport.

This bus interchange is conveniently located right beside Old Roan train station. You can get the…read moretrain directly to Ormskirk or Liverpool from this station. It's a fairly small bus station but it will get you pretty much anywhere you need to go. It's also a very short walk to Asda up the road if you need something, and fairly close to a shopping centre including some shops like M&S, Mothercare, and some restaurants.

This is a small station on the Merseyrail network…read more The majority of the time it sees an average number of people using it but when The Open comes to Royal Birkdale Gold Course as it did this year then the numbers rise significantly of those using it as it is the closest station to the course. It has Cycle Storage, Telephone,Help Point,CCTV ,Induction Loop installed and a Shelter Train times are : Monday to Saturday daytimes: 0549, 0604, 0619, 0634, 0647 then at 04 ,19 ,34 and 49 every 15 minutes until 2304 then 2322 Sundays: 0804, 0834,0904, 0934, then every 30 minutes at 04 and 34 minutes past each hour until 2304 Hillside has NO disabled access though and you have to access the platforms by a series of steps. The nearest stations with disabled access are Ainsdale and Birkdale

Less cuddly, friendly and architecturally interesting than Formby station but then this little stop…read moreoff has even less traffic. The kiosk is located on the Pancho's side of the bridge so it's perfectly located for grabbing a late night bite and catching the last train home/on into Liverpool or Southport. Like all Merseyrail stations, Freshfield has been handily fitted with electronic schedule boards which tell you exactly how long you're going to be waiting for a train but with the kind of excellent service running on the Northern Line (between Southport and Hunts Cross) it's rarely more than fifteen minutes.

I guess the only reason to stop off here is if you are visiting the beach and squirrel reserve. But…read moreit's a lovely area, so even if you just want to explore or have a walk in a new place, this station might be a good dropping off point. It's a small station, though, so you won't find any shops or toilets here. I suggest that if you're the type to buy cold drinks or chocolate bars while you are out, buy them before you leave if you're heading this way.

And when he eat the cookie he got good Formby…read more This is a super cute little station that is located on Merseyside on the way to Southport, and it's part of the Liverpool area and one of the nice stations that you'll see. It's an impressive and resplendent site (and sight) as it looks brand new, even though it's actually really old. And this station does a great job connecting Formby to the other parts of the greatest city in the UK. Liverpool.

This station looks like it's big, but it really isn't. You get off the train and think--wow, surely…read moreup those stairs inside that big brick building there's a cafe and a shop! But the only thing up there is a ticket booth, a vending machine, and some loos. There are two massive, enclosed shelters either side of the tracks for waiting in, which is great--but I can't help thinking they could have used the space better. There's not a whole lot around here, but there is a park on Duke Street and the local library branch is across the street from the park.

In the summertime, this little train station is like a tunnel of green foliage. I love it! It feels…read morelike you are pulling into a train station in a fantasy novel. At least, that's the way my mind works ... It's a cute little country station, and I really like it because it's quiet and pretty, and well taken care of. In my experience so far the staff have been pretty good here as well.