▁Broad ▁Green ▁station . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁Crown ▁Street ▁station ▁was ▁demol ished ▁and ▁Edge ▁Hill ▁de comm ission ed . ▁A ▁new ▁Edge ▁Hill ▁station ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁Edge ▁Hill ▁j unction . ▁This ▁leaves ▁Broad ▁Green ▁station ▁as ▁the ▁oldest ▁used ▁railway ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁current ▁station ▁buildings ▁are ▁not ▁original ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁About ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁the ▁abandoned ▁North ▁Liverpool ▁Ext ension ▁Line ▁passes ▁under ▁the ▁lines , ▁which ▁is ▁currently ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Trans ▁P enn ine ▁Tra il . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁The ▁ticket ▁office ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Liverpool - bound ▁platform ▁( platform ▁ 1 ) ▁and ▁like ▁most ▁Mer sey tra vel - sp ons ored ▁stations ▁is ▁man ned ▁throughout ▁the ▁hours ▁of ▁service , ▁seven ▁days ▁per ▁week . ▁ ▁A ▁waiting ▁shelter ▁is ▁provided ▁on ▁platform ▁ 2 ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁digital ▁display ▁screens ▁and ▁customer ▁help ▁points ▁provided ▁on ▁both ▁sides . ▁ ▁The ▁platforms ▁are ▁linked ▁by ▁a ▁sub way ▁with ▁steps , ▁but ▁level ▁access ▁is ▁available ▁to ▁both ▁sides ▁via ▁nearby ▁streets . ▁ ▁Mer sey tra vel ▁announced ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁successful ▁in ▁a ▁bid ▁for ▁fund ing ▁lif ts ▁being ▁installed ▁at ▁the ▁station ▁under ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Transport ' s ▁‘ Access ▁for ▁All ’ ▁programme . ▁The ▁lif