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Location notes
Ainsdale is a residential suburb of Southport
Railway type and traffic
The line has a 15 minute frequency worked by class 507/508 EMUs.
Environment
There is a small village centre along Station Road near the station. Station Road continues across the Level-Crossing west and ends up at the Beach and a Pontins Holiday Camp.
Road directions
Follow the A565 from Southport or Liverpool.
From Southport you will pass Hillside station on the right, negotiate a roundabout then pass a cemetery on the right. At the next roundabout, turn right down Station Road.
From Liverpool, you will pass RAF Woodvale on the left. Continue straight on at the next 3 sets of traffic lights and you will come to a small green on the left. Turn left at the roundabout immediately afterwards into Station Road.
To reach Kenilworth Road bridge from the station either drive along Chesterfield Road (alongside the station on the east side) and park just before you reach the bridge above you, or head west along Station Road and over the brow of the hill. Turn left at the end and this road takes you over the bridge.
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Ainsdale map co-ordinates
From Southport you will pass Hillside station on the right, negotiate a roundabout then pass a cemetery on the right. At the next roundabout, turn right down Station Road.
From Liverpool, you will pass RAF Woodvale on the left. Continue straight on at the next 3 sets of traffic lights and you will come to a small green on the left. Turn left at the roundabout immediately afterwards into Station Road.
To reach Kenilworth Road bridge from the station either drive along Chesterfield Road (alongside the station on the east side) and park just before you reach the bridge above you, or head west along Station Road and over the brow of the hill. Turn left at the end and this road takes you over the bridge.
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Ainsdale map co-ordinates
Parking
Parking is fairly restricted around the shops and station. There are a few residential roads you could park in or alternatively park near Kenilworth Road bridge which is only a 5 minute walk from the station along Chesterfield Road.
Public transport
There is a 15 minute rail service from Liverpool City Center.
Arriva services 49/49A operate every 10 minutes from Southport towards Woodvale and cross both Ainsdale station level crossing and Kenilworth Road bridge.
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Arriva services 49/49A operate every 10 minutes from Southport towards Woodvale and cross both Ainsdale station level crossing and Kenilworth Road bridge.
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Amenities
There is a wide range of shops along Station Road. There are two pubs near the roundabout at the east end of Station Road.
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Streetmap links
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Ainsdale general view map
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Photographic notes
Pictures are best for trains heading south towards Liverpool. Kenilworth Road bridge is best until about 1pm.
General views - All photographs © Mark Bearton unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
The Kenilworth Road bridge
Fig 2 - Looking north
The Station foot bridge
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
