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.jpg) A MerseyrailClass 508 at Bebington. | |||||
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| Location | Bebington,Wirral England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°21′27″N3°00′11″W / 53.3574°N 3.0031°W /53.3574; -3.0031 | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ333850 | ||||
| Managed by | Merseyrail | ||||
| Transit authority | Merseytravel | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | BEB | ||||
| Fare zone | B1 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  0.279 million | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.678 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.750 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.806 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.918 million | ||||
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Bebington railway station serves the town ofBebington inMerseyside,England and opened on Monday 23rd. September 1840. The station is situated on theChester andEllesmere Port branches of theWirral Line, forming part of theMerseyrail network.
The station is on the formerChester and Birkenhead Railway, opening in 1840 as Bebington before being renamed 'Bebington and New Ferry' on 1 May 1895.[citation needed]
The name was changed back to justBebington on 6 May 1974.[1]
Direct train services toLiverpool began in 1985, when the line betweenRock Ferry andHooton was electrified; previously passengers for Liverpool had to change at Rock Ferry. Further electrification in the early-1990s allowed electric train services to be extended, first toChester in 1993 and thenEllesmere Port in 1994.[citation needed]
In June 2014 it was announced that the station would be among a small number across the Merseyrail network that would be renovated as part of a £3.7m programme of improvements, namely refurbishment and improvement of passenger areas, lighting and CCTV coverage. Between February and March 2015, the subway leading to Platform 1 was refurbished.[2] An electronic information board was also added at the street entrance.
The station is staffed during all opening hours and has platformCCTV.[3] There is apayphone, avending machine and abooking office. There are live departure and arrival screens on the platform, for passenger information. Each of the two platforms has sheltered seating. The station has a freecar park, with 24 spaces and also acycle locker with 25 spaces.[4] Access to the station and both platforms is by ramp, allowing easy access for passengers withwheelchairs orprams.[5]
Trains operate every 15 minutes between Chester and Liverpool on weekdays and Saturdays, until late evening when the service becomes half-hourly, as it is on Sundays. Additionally there is a half-hourly service between Liverpool and Ellesmere Port all day, every day.[6] Northbound trains operate viaBirkenhead Hamilton Square station inBirkenhead and theMersey Railway Tunnel toLiverpool. Southbound trains all proceed as far asHooton, where the lines toChester andEllesmere Port divide. These services are all provided by Merseyrail's fleet ofClass 777EMUs.[citation needed]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Port Sunlight towardsChester orEllesmere Port | Merseyrail Wirral Line Ellesmere Port/Chester | Rock Ferry Liverpool Central | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Port Sunlight Line and station open | GWR &LNWR Chester and Birkenhead Railway | Rock Lane Line open, station closed | ||
