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Birkdale railway station

railway station in Sefton, Merseyside, England, UK
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Birkdale railway station

Summary

Birkdale railway station is a railway station[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Birkdale railway station is located in Sefton[3].
  • Birkdale railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Birkdale railway station's transport network is recorded as Merseyrail network[5].
  • Birkdale railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[6].
  • Birkdale railway station is owned by Network Rail[7].
  • Birkdale railway station is operated by Merseyrail[8].
  • Birkdale is named after Birkdale railway station[9].
  • Birkdale railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Southport railway station[10].
  • Birkdale railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Hillside railway station[11].
  • Birkdale railway station's Commons category is recorded as Birkdale railway station[12].
  • Birkdale railway station's OS grid reference is recorded as SD330157[13].
  • Birkdale railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.634, 'lon': -3.0145}[14].
  • Birkdale railway station's located on linear feature is recorded as Hunts Cross to Southport Line, Sandhills Junction to Southport[15].
  • Birkdale railway station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[16].
  • Birkdale railway station's connecting service is recorded as Southport // Hunts Cross[17].
  • Birkdale railway station's date of official opening is recorded as 1851[18].
  • Birkdale railway station's different from is recorded as Birkdale railway station[19].
  • Birkdale railway station's state of use is recorded as in use[20].
  • Birkdale railway station's historic county is recorded as Lancashire[21].

Body

Geography

Birkdale railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Sefton[3].

Designation and Status

Birkdale railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[6].

History and Context

Birkdale railway station is owned by Network Rail[7]. Birkdale is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

Birkdale railway station is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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