Station Details for Sandhills

Station Alerts

• Un-booked assistance? No problem.

  This station offers assistance to customers who have not pre-booked any passenger assistance. We recognise that some customers already travel without having pre-booked assistance. Assistance can still be pre-booked for travel from/to this station

Station Accessible information

• Step-free category:
• : A
• Helpline:

  We want everyone to travel with confidence. That is why, if you are planning on travelling on national rail services, you can request an assistance booking in advance - now up to 2 hours before your journey is due to start, any time of the day. For more information about Passenger Assist and how to request an assistance booking via Passenger Assist, please click here.

• Help Points: 1
• Induction Loop: Induction loops are throughout this station
• Accessible Toilets: Yes
• Changing Places: No
• Staff Assistance:
  • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 05:44-00:16
  • Sunday 07:59-00:16
• Train Ramp: Ramps are kept at this station to provide assistance
• Wheelchairs Available: No
• Passenger Assistance:
  • Assisted Travel Meeting Point

    This is located inside the ticket office. Please check the opening times on the National Rail Enquiries website.

• Drop-off / pick-up points:

  • Drop-off/pick-up

    The drop-off and/or pick-up point is accessed via an uncontrolled road crossing such as a zebra crossing

    This is a combined drop-off and pick-up point

    There is space for more than 5 vehicles to drop-off and/or pick-up

    There is no Help Point close to the drop-off and/or pick-up point

• Accessible ticket counters:
  • Ticket buying and collection

    There are ticket counters here

    There is a Low-Level counter here

    There are induction loops indicated at the low and high level counters

    There are no ticket machines here

• Accessible ticket machines:
• Printed local info: There is printed information available
• Announcements: Announcements are made both visually and audibly
• Customer service notes:

Station General information

• Station operator: Merseyrail
• Ticket office:
  • Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 05:44-00:16
  • Sunday 07:59-00:16

  • Station staffing times may vary, please visit Merseyrail.org for up-to-date times.

• Ticket machines:
• Collect online booked tickets: Yes
• London fare zone:
• Oyster card:
• Smartcard: Yes
• Contactless cards: No
• Sheltered waiting available: Yes
• Waiting rooms:
• First class lounge: No
• Staffing level: Full Time
• Information from staff:
  • Yes - from help point
  • Yes - from ticket office
• Staff assistance:
  • Available
• Toilets:
  • Toilet
• Baby changing available: Yes
• Transport links:
  • Replacement Bus.

    Sandhills Lane, Liverpool L5

  • Bus.

    For onward travel information click here or contact the Traveline on 0871 200 2233

  • Airport.

    The nearest Airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport, it is possible to book through Rail/bus tickets from any Merseyrail station. There is no need to buy separate train and bus tickets, simply ask for 'Liverpool John Lennon Airport' when buying your ticket. The 86A or the 80A bus will take you from Liverpool South Parkway station to the airport with a journey time of just 10 mins.

• CCTV available: Yes
• WiFi available:
• Refreshments:

  Food vending machine

• Shops:
• Luggage storage: No
• Lost property: Yes
• ATM machine: No
• Currency exchange: No
• Postbox: No
• Defibrillator available: No
• Trolleys available: No
• Cycle storage: 10 spaces. Stands. Sheltered.

  Entrance to station

• Car parks:
• Taxi rank available: No
• Customer information screens:
  • Departure Screens
  • Announcements
  • Arrival Screens

Station lift information

• Lift 1 Platforms 1 &2 - Status: In service - Lift is currently available