Edge Hill Station
Edge Hill Station is the world’s oldest standing passenger railway station, still in use, and it possesses a proud history of innovation, aspiration and technology. Metal recently completed a major renovation of the Engine House, Boiler Room and Accumulator Tower at Edge Hill Station, after successfully raising capital funding from Kensington Regeneration, Merseytravel, Northern Rail, Railway Heritage Trust and Network Rail, the new cultural and creative hub was launched in October 2009.
Culture led regeneration, creating new partnerships and unique alliances of diverse stakeholders is central to the efforts being made to re-invigorate the spaces. These buildings have been transformed and brought back into a creative life that unites the arts, culture, heritage and community to provide: a public exhibition space, a community meeting space, and an artistic development/educational space that works intensively with artists, local groups, schools, businesses and individuals. The station buildings also provide new office space for Metal, as well as other individuals and small cultural organisations including, Twenty Stories High, and culturepool.
What do we do at Edge Hill Station?
We programme regular events and cultural activities for the station buildings (built in 1836) on platform 1 and 3 including: Film nights, a creative group for artists and local residents called Future Station, drama groups for adults and young people as well as discussion events, performances and exhibitions. Other organisations and artists also occasionally use the spaces to programme their events. There may be some things that you will enjoy and some that just aren’t your cup of tea, either way don’t be shy come and say hi! Most of our events are free too! If we aren't open and you are just bursting to find out more email
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, call 0151 707 2277 and we can arrange a visit to show you around. We'd love to meet you.
Directions to Edge Hill
Trains run regularly from Lime Street Station (approx. 4 every hour), Edge Hill Station is one stop from Lime Street. . . step off the train into Metal. Buses run to Tunnel Road and Wavertree Road from Queens Square bus station. Bus numbers to Tunnel Road are 26 and 27, to Wavertree Road 14, 61, 78, 79, 79c and 79d.
Up to date travel information can be found at www.merseytravel.gov.uk.
There is limited free parking available on the cobbled approach leading to the station.
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