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Location notes
Southport is a seaside town situated north-west of Liverpool.
Railway type and traffic
Merseyrail's fleet of Class 507 and 508 EMUs operate towards Liverpool and Hunts Cross at 15-munute intervals during Monday - Saturday and on summer Sundays, although the frequency is shortened somewhat to 30-minute intervals on Sundays during winter.
Northern Rail operate trains towards Manchester and Wigan and changing intervals (normally 45-minutes). General DMUs found operating this route are: 142s, 150/1s, 150/2s and 156s.
Northern Rail operate trains towards Manchester and Wigan and changing intervals (normally 45-minutes). General DMUs found operating this route are: 142s, 150/1s, 150/2s and 156s.
Environment
The station is situated in the centre of the town. The general atmosphere is very safe and pleasant, however the station is extremely busy during sunny days in the summer when families come from Liverpool and Wirral for days out.
The station itself boasts 6 platforms, all of which are far longer than train lengths so photographing is easy.
The station itself boasts 6 platforms, all of which are far longer than train lengths so photographing is easy.
Road directions
The station is situated on Chapel Street, which is just across from the towns major road, Lord Street. Finding the station concourse is straightforward.
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Southport map co-ordinates
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Southport map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a large car park found in the Chapel Street side of the station. Parking is generally fine; spaces are rarely full.
Public transport
Merseyrail operate trains from Liverpool at 15-minute intervals. The trip from Liverpool Lime Street is slightly complex to begin with. First, head to the Merseyrail Lime Street platform, then board any Wirral line train from here (whether to New Brighton, West Kirby, Chester, Hooton, Rock Ferry, Ellesmere Port or something else) and travel one stop to Liverpool Central. Then climb the escalators to concourse level and then head down the escalators leading to the Northern Line platforms. Southport-bound trains depart from Platform 1 or 2 there.
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Amenities
Sausage Roll shops, Macdonalds, Chip shops and cafés are available close to the station. There is an arcade within 5 minutes walk away, and a very pleasant pier to walk along.
Accommodation
There are several Bed and Breakfasts located within five minutes drive of the station.
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Southport
Streetmap links
Southport general view map
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Southport
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Southport
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Southport general view map
Southport close up map
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Photographic notes
Since there is an overall roof, photographing from inside the main station poses few problems. The opportunity to stand at the end of the platform which is outside the roof is better done during more dismal days as the light can cause darkened shots.
General views - All photographs © James Rawlinson unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Platform 1
A unit waiting to leave for hunts Cross
Fig 2 - Looking south east
A unit arrives at Southport from Hunts Cross.
Fig 3 - Platform 3
A unit stands in Platform 4.
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
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.
