Birkdale Railway Station

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Birkdale station is managed by Merseyrail and is located in Sefton within the North West area of England.

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for Birkdale peaked during 2019-20 with 1,361,614 estimated passengers.

Usage dropped to 25% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 72% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Birkdale table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-98192,065
1998-99210,396
1999-00215,279
2000-01193,709
2001-02165,271
2002-03164,753
2003-04 
2004-05251,641
2005-06256,424
2006-07270,277
2007-08289,106
2008-09820,240
2009-10783,066
2010-11770,104
2011-12734,950
2012-13702,168
2013-14915,232
2014-15954,774
2015-16999,758
2016-171,035,000
2017-181,051,252
2018-191,257,834
2019-201,361,614
2020-21337,370
2021-22851,710
2022-23974,514
2023-24