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.
The Wirral Railway was a railway network in the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula,England. Its route was from Birkenhead Park in the east of the Wirral to West Kirby in the west. A branch off this line at Bidston went north to Secombe and New Brighton. It was incorporated in 1863 as the Hoylake Railway,running from Hoylake to Birkenhead Docks. After changes of name and of ownership,it was purchased by the Wirral Railway Company Limited in 1884. The network was extended to West Kirby,New Brighton,and Seacombe,and to Birkenhead Park station where it joined the Mersey Railway,enabling through trains through the Mersey Railway Tunnel to Liverpool. In the 1923 grouping the Wirral company became part of the London,Midland and Scottish Railway,which electrified the line in 1938,allowing passenger services to be integrated with the Liverpool urban system. Most of the Wirral Railway network is still in use today as part of the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail rail network.
The North Wales Main Line,also known as the North Wales Coast Line,is a major railway line in the north of Wales and Cheshire,England,running from Crewe on the West Coast Main Line to Holyhead on the Isle of Anglesey. The line has 19 stations,with all except two,Chester and Crewe,being in Wales.
The Wirral line is one of two commuter rail routes operated by Merseyrail and centred on Merseyside,England,the other being the Northern line.
Bidston railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Bidston,Merseyside,England. The station is situated at the junction of the West Kirby branch of the Wirral line,which is part of the Merseyrail network,and serves as the northern terminal for the Borderlands line from Wrexham Central,operated by Transport for Wales.
The Borderlands line,also known as the Bidston–Wrexham or Wrexham–Bidston line,is a railway line between Bidston on the Wirral Peninsula in England and Wrexham Central in the north-east of Wales. Passenger train services are part of the Wales &Borders franchise and are operated by Transport for Wales Rail. The line connects to the Merseyrail network at Bidston,the North Wales Coast Line at Shotton and the Shrewsbury–Chester line at Wrexham General. Parts of the line in Wales are used by freight trains,serving Deeside Industrial Park and the Hanson Cement works to the south of Buckley.
New Brighton railway station serves the suburb of New Brighton in Wallasey Merseyside,England. It is situated at the end of the New Brighton branch of the Wirral Line 8.25 miles (13.28 km) west of Liverpool Lime Street on the Merseyrail network.
Birkenhead North railway station serves the town of Birkenhead,in Merseyside,England. The station is situated on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network,close to the junction of the New Brighton and West Kirby branches. Birkenhead North TMD,situated just to the west of the station,is the main traction maintenance depot for the Merseyrail fleet.
Hawarden Bridge railway station is a railway station near Shotton,Flintshire,Wales. It is situated on the Borderlands Line 13 miles (21 km) north of Wrexham Central,on the north side of Hawarden Bridge over the River Dee. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Transport for Wales.
Wrexham General is the main railway station serving the city of Wrexham,north-east Wales,and one of the two serving the city,alongside Wrexham Central. It is currently operated by Transport for Wales,but services are also provided by Avanti West Coast who operate a service to London Euston. Until January 2011 Wrexham &Shropshire also operated from here to London Marylebone.
Upton railway station serves the village of Upton and the Noctorum area of Birkenhead,on the Wirral Peninsula,England. The station is situated on the Borderlands line. Transport for Wales operates the station and all trains serving it.
Wrexham Central railway station is the smaller of two railway stations serving the central area of Wrexham in Wales,the other being Wrexham General. The platform can accommodate a three car diesel train,but has room for platform extension. It is the southern terminus of the Borderlands Line,also known as the Wrexham-Bidston line,which links north-east Wales to Merseyside.
Neston railway station serves the town of Neston,Cheshire,England. It is the southernmost station on the English part of the Borderlands Line before it reaches Wales. The station is 8¾ miles (14 km) south of Bidston.
Hawarden railway station serves the village of Hawarden in Flintshire,Wales. It is situated on the Borderlands Line 10½ miles (17 km) north of Wrexham Central and all passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales. The station is unstaffed.
Buckley railway station serves the town of Buckley in Flintshire,Wales. The station is 8½ miles (14 km) north of Wrexham Central on the Borderlands Line.
Penyffordd railway station serves the village of Penyffordd in Flintshire,Wales. The station is 7¼ miles (12 km) north of Wrexham Central on the Borderlands Line.
Hope railway station serves the village of Hope in Flintshire,Wales. The station is 5+1⁄4 miles (8.4 km) north of Wrexham Central on the Borderlands Line. The name of the station in Welsh is Yr Hôb.
Caergwrle railway station serves the village of Caergwrle in Flintshire,Wales. The station is 4¾ miles (7 km) north of Wrexham Central on the Borderlands Line.
Cefn-y-bedd railway station serves the village of Cefn-y-bedd in Flintshire,Wales. The station is 4 miles (6 km) north of Wrexham Central on the Borderlands Line. It was opened in 1866 by the Wrexham,Mold and Connah's Quay Railway,which later became part of the Great Central Railway system.
Gwersyllt railway station serves the area of Gwersyllt in the city of Wrexham in North Wales. It is one of five stations in the Wrexham County Borough.
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