Arriva Trains Merseyside was a train operating company in England owned by Arriva that operated the Merseyrail Electrics franchise from January 1997 until July 2003,when the Merseyrail railway franchise was transformed into the local Merseyrail concession,owned by the Merseyrail Passenger Transport Executive (Merseytravel).
Merseyrail is a commuter rail network which serves Merseyside and adjacent areas of Cheshire and Lancashire. Merseyrail serves 69 stations,67 of which it manages,across two lines –the Northern Line and the Wirral Line. The network uses 750 V DC third rail electrified lines having 75.0 miles (120.7 km) of routes,of which 6.5 miles (10.5 km) are underground. Since January 2023,Merseyrail commenced replacing its train fleet,withdrawing the Class 507 and 508 trains and introducing 53 new Class 777 trains. The network carried 25.5 million passengers in the 2022/2023 statistical period.
Liverpool Central railway station in Liverpool,England,forms a central hub of the Merseyrail network,being on both the Northern Line and the Wirral Line. The station is located underground on two levels,below the site of a former mainline terminus. It is the busiest station in Liverpool,though considerably smaller than Lime Street station,the mainline terminus,and the busiest station to operate solely on the Merseyrail network. The station is the busiest underground station outside London serving 40,000 people daily. The station in passengers per platform is the busiest underground railway station in the United Kingdom at 5,217,547 per platform per annum and laying third in all stations,underground or overground.
Moorfields railway station is an underground railway station in the city centre of Liverpool,England. The station is situated on both the Northern and Wirral Lines of the Merseyrail network. It is the third-busiest station on the Merseyrail network,and the largest underground station. It is also the only station on the network having services to all other Merseyrail stations.
Hunts Cross railway station is a Grade II listed railway station in Hunt's Cross,Liverpool,England. It is situated on the southern branch of the Merseytravel City Line's Liverpool to Manchester route,and is the southern terminus of Merseyrail's Northern Line.
Horwich Parkway is a railway station serving the town of Horwich and suburb of Middlebrook in Greater Manchester,England. The station is 16+1⁄4 miles (26.2 km) north west of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester to Preston line. The station is close to Junction 6 of the M61 motorway which adds to its convenience as a park and ride railway station. It has digital information displays.
The Canada Dock Branch is a 4-mile 59 chain long railway line in Liverpool,England. The line's route is from the large Edge Hill rail junction in the east of Liverpool to Seaforth Dock to the north. The line was originally built by the London and North Western Railway terminating at Canada Dock,with a later branch extension added to Alexandra Dock and links onto the MDHC railway lines. The line is not electrified.
Conway Park railway station is situated in the centre of Birkenhead,Merseyside,England. It lies on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network.
St Michaels railway station is a railway station in St Michael's Hamlet,Liverpool,England,on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail suburban system. It is situated near,but not on St Michael's Road,Aigburth,a short distance to the south of the Lark Lane and Sefton Park neighbourhoods. The main station building sits at street level,over the lines which are in a cutting. Leading down to the platforms,from apertures in the station building,are ramps which were built for the International Garden Festival in 1984.
Holyhead railway station serves the Welsh town of Holyhead on Holy Island,Anglesey. The station is the western terminus of the North Wales Coast Line 105+1⁄2 miles (170 km) west of Crewe and is managed by Transport for Wales Rail. It connects with the Port of Holyhead ferry terminal. The station is connected to the town centre by a stainless steel pedestrian/cycle bridge named The Celtic Gateway.
British Rail Class 503 passenger trains were 65 mph (105 km/h) electric multiple units. They were introduced in two batches:the first were in 1938,by the London,Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS),with a further batch in 1956 by the then nationalised British Railways (BR). When introduced by the LMS,they were known officially as Class AM3. They were designed for,and operated on,the Wirral &Mersey lines from Liverpool to West Kirby,New Brighton and Rock Ferry. There were few places on their network of closely-spaced stations to attain their maximum speed,except for the open section between Moreton and Meols. All but one set were withdrawn and scrapped by 1985. The final set was used on special Merseyrail services until 1988;it was preserved and kept at the Electric Railway Museum near Coventry,until it moved on to the Locomotive Storage Ltd warehouse at Margate.
Aigburth railway station serves the Aigburth district of Liverpool,England. It is situated on the Southport–Hunts Cross route of the Northern Line of the Merseyrail suburban system.
Seaforth &Litherland railway station is a railway station in Seaforth,Merseyside,England,on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network. It also serves the adjacent area of Litherland.
Birkenhead Central is a railway station serving the town of Birkenhead,in Merseyside,England. Located on the south side of Birkenhead town centre,it lies on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line,part of the Merseyrail network.
Rock Ferry railway station is situated in the Rock Ferry area of Birkenhead,Merseyside,England. The station lies 4.5 miles (7 km) south west of Liverpool Lime Street on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network. The station has an island platform with four platforms in total and four tracks.
Bromborough Rake railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Bromborough in Merseyside,England. The station is situated on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line,part of the Merseyrail network.
Birkenhead Dock Branch is a disused railway line running from the South junction of Rock Ferry,to the site of the former Bidston Dock on the Wirral Peninsula,England. The branch is approximately 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) in length. Although called a branch,the line was accessible from both ends,from Bidston East junction and from Rock Ferry railway station. The former Mollington Street Rail Depot was branched into the line. A section of the line runs through Haymarket Tunnel and a low-level cutting through the centre of Birkenhead;visible from the road flyovers. The former Canning Street North signal box has now been demolished following fire damage,and the rails across the level crossing there have been removed due to the provision of cycle lanes on the roadway. The non-standard gates remain on the east side,but a fence has been erected on the other side despite the railway being officially out of use,rather than closed. Level crossings are also located at Duke Street and Wallasey Bridge Road. The railway lines are still partially intact.
Toton Traction Maintenance Depot or Toton Sidings is a large traction maintenance depot located in Toton,Nottinghamshire. The TOPS depot code for the depot is TO. Before TOPS,the shed code was 16A.
Cressington railway station serves the Grassendale district of Liverpool,England. It is situated on the Southport-Hunts Cross route of the Northern Line of the Merseyrail suburban system. The station takes its name from the Cressington Park area inside of Cressington.
Network NorthWest was a brand name of British Rail which was applied for a short period to the provincial railway network in North West England. It was launched in 1989 during British Rail's sectorisation programme which created distinct brand identities for regional sub-divisions.
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