[1][2] A correspondent writing in the Liverpool Mercury in 1849 commented that the station had "a platform with an ample shed that were well built, admirable and worthy of the importance of the line", the facilities had improved "strikingly" since opening and it now had "good waiting rooms, comfortable furniture and a well arranged pay office" (presumably the booking office), there was even a temporary refreshment shed with genuine Eccles cakes.

[3][4] Unfortunately this admirable situation did not prevail for long, another correspondent in the Liverpool Mercury in 1855 complained that the "waiting room had been dismantled of its furniture", had its "floor covering removed" and become a "neglected spot" frequented by porters and others.

[5][6] Whilst the station was the southern terminus of the railway a horsedrawn omnibus service was operated to Tithebarn Street in Liverpool city centre.

[15] In January 1977, Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive extended the railway station to an adjacent turning roundabout for local buses, named Waterloo Interchange.

[citation needed] In 1978 the station became part of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line (operated by British Rail until privatised in 1995).

[16] On 15 July 1903, a Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway passenger train entered the station at excessive speed and was derailed.

[18] Trains run northbound to Southport and southbound to Hunts Cross via Liverpool Central at 15 minute frequencies on Mondays to Saturdays.