Overpool railway station was opened on 17 August 1988 and serves the central area of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England.
It became part of the Merseyrail network in 1994, when the branch from Hooton to Ellesmere Port was electrified, and through train services to Liverpool via Birkenhead commenced.
There are live electronic departure and arrival screens, on the platform, for passenger information.
[2] There is ramp access, to each platform, from the Overpool Road bridge, for passengers with wheelchairs or prams.
Overpool is one of four stations on the Merseyrail network that are unstaffed, the others being Bache, Capenhurst and Little Sutton.