page_title: Southport railway station
section_title: Facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Southport railway station / Facilities
caption_attribution_description: English: Northern Class 156 unit 156425 stands at Southport railway station. (C) myself, James Rawlinson.
context_page_description: Southport railway station serves the town of Southport, Merseyside, England. The station is the terminal of the Southport branch of the Northern Line of the electric Merseyrail network, and the diesel-operated Manchester-Southport Line. It is the fourth busiest station on the Merseyrail network. The station and services to Liverpool and Hunts Cross are operated by Merseyrail, with Manchester services operated by Northern Trains.
context_section_description: The main entrance to this staffed station is located on the pedestrianised Chapel Street, one of Southport's main shopping areas. The car park immediately next to the station is reserved for taxis and staff only, but a large pay car park further along London Street is available for general public use.
  The station is staffed 15 minutes before the first service and 15 minutes after the last service. There are toilets, platform CCTV and a Mtogo shop & booking office. There are departure and arrival screens on the platform for passenger information There are cycle racks for 16 cycles and secure storage for 80 cycles.
caption: A Northern Rail-liveried Class 156 stands in Platform 5.
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