Overpool Railway Station

OPOL OVE | 2157

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Overpool station is managed by Merseyrail and is located in Cheshire West and Chester within the North West area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 39,020 journeys were made between Overpool and Maghull North—that's 17% of all passenger journeys at this station! Previously the most common journey flow was to & from Ellesmere Port.

Passenger numbers for Overpool peaked during 2023-24 with 227,138 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 46% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 126% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Overpool table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	54,971
1998-99	59,080
1999-00	30,899
2000-01	20,035
2001-02	16,231
2002-03	52,904
2003-04
2004-05	57,735
2005-06	50,627
2006-07	26,995
2007-08	33,929
2008-09	39,562
2009-10	104,290
2010-11	123,462
2011-12	118,564
2012-13	99,600
2013-14	143,286
2014-15	153,570
2015-16	159,166
2016-17	154,966
2017-18	123,322
2018-19	157,032
2019-20	152,186
2020-21	70,412
2021-22	149,366
2022-23	192,112
2023-24	227,138
2024-25

Data Notes

2019-2020: The number of entries and exits distributed across stations in the Merseyside PTE area has increased 6% as a result of additional tickets being included in the dataset for 2019-20. Recovery from platform upgrade works in 2018-19.
2018-2019: Industrial action in 2017-18
2017-2018: Industrial action in 2017-18
2012-2013: Reason for decrease unclear - could be a result of changing ticket purchase patterns not captured by current PTE infill methodology for Merseyside
2009-2010: It is understood that ticket vending machines were installed during 2009
2008-2009: PTE Urban Area Station (Within Merseyrail area)
2007-2008: unknown
2006-2007: Single Tickets
2003-2004: Estimates of station usage for the year April 2003 to March 2004 were not produced.
2001-2002: Difference in entries and exits explained by single tickets
2000-2001: Difference in entries and exits explained by singles tickets|Change in service pattern. The three consecutive stations: Ellesmere Port/Little Sutton/Overpool all show significant decrease in usage (consistent with last year).
1999-2000: Difference in entries and exits explained by singles tickets|Change in service pattern. The three consecutive stations: Ellesmere Port/Little Sutton/Overpool all show significant decrease in usage.