Leasowe station was originally opened on the
Hoylake Railway in 1870, as
Leasowe Crossing without a proper platform, but it closed less than two years later. The station opened again on 5 May 1894, when the line from Bidston (1.5 km to the east) to Moreton was doubled. It was built by the
Wirral Railway on their line from
Birkenhead Park to
West Kirby. Through electric services to
Liverpool Central commenced on 13 March 1938, when the
LMS electrified the lines from
Birkenhead Park to
West Kirby. The service was provided by the then-new
LMS electric multiple units. However, on Sunday mornings, the service was provided by the older
Mersey Railway electric units, which had until then only run from Liverpool to Birkenhead Park. The platform buildings were replaced in 1938, rebuilt in a similar style to those along the line towards West Kirby, and a footbridge was added. The signal box, used to operate the
level crossing and replacing a cabin on the westbound platform, was moved to the opposite side of Reeds Lane and was also improved at the time. The station did not have a goods yard; it just had two lines straight through. The 8-lever signal box was in use until 24 July 1994, and demolished afterwards. ==Facilities==