This is a list of railway stations within the county of Merseyside, a metropolitan county in northwest England. The county seat is the city of Liverpool; Merseyside also includes the metropolitan boroughs of Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral. [1] It includes all railway stations in Merseyside that currently have regular timetabled train services.
Merseyrail is the name of the commuter rail network and train operating company which provides the majority of local rail services on Merseyside. [2] The Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive, branded Merseytravel, coordinates public transport in Merseyside. In respect of rail services, it is responsible for awarding the Merseyrail franchise to private operators, [2] and for setting zonal boundaries for season ticket fares. [3] Other regional rail services in the metropolitan county are run by operators such as Northern; Merseytravel also sponsors these services, and the Merseyrail branding is used at the stations which they serve.
The following table lists the name and three-letter code of each station, the year it first opened, the metropolitan borough in which it lies, the zone(s) in which it is situated, the train operators who currently provide its services and the number of passengers using the station in the 2014–15 and 2015–16 financial years as collated by the Office of Rail Regulation a Government body. [4]
Station and code [4] | Year opened | Metropolitan borough [4] | Zones [3] | Served by | Station users 2014–15 [4] | Station users 2015–16 [4] |
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Aigburth (AIG) | 1864 [a] | Liverpool | C1 | Merseyrail | 746,784 | 833,452 |
Ainsdale (ANS) | 1848 | Sefton | D1 | Merseyrail | 1,084,348 | 1,004,554 |
Aintree (AIN) | 1849 | Sefton | C1/C3 | Merseyrail | 1,084,348 | 1,059,602 |
Bank Hall (BAH) | 1850 | Liverpool | C1 | Merseyrail | 159,438 | 159,438 |
Bebington (BEB) | 1838 | Wirral | B1 | Merseyrail | 919,782 | 924,850 |
Bidston (BID) | 1866 | Wirral | B1 | 321,194 | 319,994 | |
Birkdale (BDL) | 1848 | Sefton | D1 | Merseyrail | 954,774 | 999,758 |
Birkenhead Central (BKC) | 1886 | Wirral | B1 | Merseyrail | 1,062,924 | 965,262 |
Birkenhead Hamilton Square (BKQ) | 1886 | Wirral | B1 | Merseyrail | 1,723,020 | 2,017,478 |
Birkenhead North (BKN) | 1888 | Wirral | B1 | Merseyrail | 744,004 | 771,214 |
Birkenhead Park (BKP) | 1888 | Wirral | B1 | Merseyrail | 785,566 | 771,118 |
Blundellsands & Crosby (BLN) | 1850 | Sefton | C3 | Merseyrail | 1,369,650 | 1,411,140 |
Bootle New Strand (BNW) | 1850 | Sefton | C3 | Merseyrail | 974,574 | 976,556 |
Bootle Oriel Road (BOT) | 1850 | Sefton | C1/C3 | Merseyrail | 617,332 | 642,868 |
Broad Green (BGE) | 1830 | Liverpool | C1 | Northern | 575,614 | 622,400 |
Bromborough (BOM) | 1841 | Wirral | B2 | Merseyrail | 624,938 | 645,174 |
Bromborough Rake (BMR) | 1985 | Wirral | B2 | Merseyrail | 306,796 | 306,796 |
Brunswick (BRW) | 1998 | Liverpool | C1 | Merseyrail | 871,856 | 929,958 |
Conway Park (CNP) | 1998 | Wirral | B1 | Merseyrail | 1,284,510 | 1,061,164 |
Cressington (CSG) | 1864 [a] | Liverpool | C1 | Merseyrail | 477,112 | 476,636 |
Earlestown (ERL) | 1830 | St Helens | A1 | 499,118 | 539,502 | |
Eastham Rake (ERA) | 1995 | Wirral | B2 | Merseyrail | 335,508 | 328,052 |
Eccleston Park (ECL) | 1873 | St Helens | A2 | Northern | 109,834 | 119,604 |
Edge Hill (EDG) | 1836 | Liverpool | C1 | Northern | 157,568 | 170,904 |
Fazakerley (FAZ) | 1848 | Liverpool | C1 | Merseyrail | 1,088,202 | 1,088,808 |
Formby (FBY) | 1848 | Sefton | D2 | Merseyrail | 1,311,918 | 1,385,228 |
Freshfield (FRE) | 1848 | Sefton | D2 | Merseyrail | 771,648 | 777,812 |
Garswood (GSW) | 1869 | St Helens | A1 | Northern | 278,362 | 305,950 |
Green Lane (GNL) | 1886 | Wirral | B1 | Merseyrail | 444,874 | 405,216 |
Halewood (HED) | 1988 | Knowsley | C2 | Northern | 113,306 | 117,560 |
Hall Road (HLR) | 1874 | Sefton | C3 | Merseyrail | 259,738 | 259,346 |
Headbolt Lane (HBL) | 2023 | Knowsley | N/A | N/A | ||
Heswall (HSW) | 1898 | Wirral | B2 | Transport for Wales | 55,860 | 56,660 |
Hightown (HTO) | 1848 | Sefton | D2 | Merseyrail | 316,878 | 314,282 |
Hillside (HIL) | 1926 | Sefton | D1 | Merseyrail | 542,006 | 521,616 |
Hoylake (HYK) | 1866 | Wirral | B2 | Merseyrail | 630,432 | 504,528 |
Hunts Cross (HNX) | 1873 | Liverpool | C2 | 1,364,502 | 1,410,366 | |
Huyton (HUY) | 1830 | Knowsley | A3/C1/ C2/C3 | Northern | 952,688 | 1,002,732 |
Kirkby (KIR) | 1848 | Knowsley | A3/C2/C3 | Merseyrail | 2,408,810 | 2,356,170 |
Kirkdale (KKD) | 1848 | Liverpool | C1 | Merseyrail | 866,218 | 869,870 |
Lea Green (LEG) | 2000 | St Helens | A1 | 393,556 | 439,500 | |
Leasowe (LSW) | 1894 | Wirral | B1 | Merseyrail | 612,230 | 607,590 |
Liverpool Central (LVC) | 1892 [b] | Liverpool | C1 | Merseyrail | 15,272,837 | 15,638,894 |
Liverpool James Street (LVJ) | 1886 | Liverpool | C1 | Merseyrail | 3,215,334 | 3,292,399 |
Liverpool Lime Street (LIV) | 1836 [c] | Liverpool | C1 | 14,870,920 | 15,227,344 | |
Liverpool South Parkway (LPY) | 2006 | Liverpool | C1/C2 | 1,803,308 | 1,893,958 | |
Maghull (MAG) | 1849 | Sefton | C3 | Merseyrail | 1,821,492 | 1,812,534 |
Maghull North (MNS) | 2018 | Sefton | C3/F | Merseyrail | ||
Manor Road (MNR) | 1938 | Wirral | B2 | Merseyrail | 271,442 | 268,532 |
Meols (MEO) | 1866 | Wirral | B2 | Merseyrail | 407,816 | 415,338 |
Meols Cop (MEC) | 1887 | Sefton | D1 | Northern | 70,476 | 77,410 |
Moorfields (MRF) | 1977 | Liverpool | C1 | Merseyrail | 6,832,585 | 6,996,347 |
Moreton (MRT) | 1866 | Wirral | B1 | Merseyrail | 552,346 | 535,134 |
Mossley Hill (MSH) | 1939 | Liverpool | C1 | Northern | 254,434 | 262,990 |
New Brighton (NBN) | 1888 | Wirral | B1 | Merseyrail | 934,144 | 958,432 |
Newton-le-Willows (NLW) | 1830 | St Helens | A1 | 747,416 | 775,864 | |
Old Roan (ORN) | 1935 | Sefton | C3 | Merseyrail | 896,562 | 903,968 |
Orrell Park (OPK) | 1906 | Liverpool | C1 | Merseyrail | 1,040,358 | 1,032,522 |
Port Sunlight (PSL) | 1838 | Wirral | B1 | Merseyrail | 678,046 | 700,924 |
Prescot (PSC) | 1871 | Knowsley | A3/C2/C3 | Northern | 363,932 | 391,294 |
Rainford (RNF) | 1858 | St Helens | A2 | Northern | 49,570 | 47,464 |
Rainhill (RNH) | 1830 | St Helens | A2 | Northern | 348,864 | 380,774 |
Rice Lane (RIL) | 1848 | Liverpool | C1 | Merseyrail | 314,362 | 315,126 |
Roby (ROB) | 1830 | Knowsley | C1 | Northern | 260,570 | 283,018 |
Rock Ferry (RFY) | 1891 | Wirral | B1 | Merseyrail | 713,364 | 711,696 |
Sandhills (SDL) | 1850 | Liverpool | C1 | Merseyrail | 1,324,068 | 1,321,020 |
Seaforth & Litherland (SFL) | 1850 | Sefton | C3 | Merseyrail | 750,192 | 759,314 |
Southport (SOP) | 1851 | Sefton | D1 | 4,129,340 | 4,147,064 | |
Spital (SPI) | Wirral | B1/B2 | Merseyrail | 470,258 | 469,750 | |
St Helens Central (SNH) | 1858 | St Helens | A1/A2 | 1,043,808 | 1,140,198 | |
St Helens Junction (SHJ) | 1833 | St Helens | A1 | Northern | 359,030 | 385,966 |
St Michaels (STM) | 1864 [a] | Liverpool | C1 | Merseyrail | 936,740 | 977,510 |
Thatto Heath (THH) | 1871 | St Helens | A1/A2 | Northern | 213,968 | 229,152 |
Upton (UPT) | 1896 | Wirral | B1 | Transport for Wales | 31,460 | 31,658 |
Wallasey Grove Road (WLG) | 1888 | Wirral | B1 | Merseyrail | 540,574 | 544,920 |
Wallasey Village (WLV) | 1907 | Wirral | B1 | Merseyrail | 512,908 | 508,096 |
Walton (WAO) | 1849 | Liverpool | C1 | Merseyrail | 272,784 | 271,828 |
Waterloo (WLO) | 1848 | Sefton | C3 | Merseyrail | 1,510,596 | 1,536,244 |
Wavertree Technology Park (WAV) | 1998 | Liverpool | C1 | Northern | 457,942 | 515,428 |
West Allerton (WSA) | 1839 | Liverpool | C1 | Northern | 93,352 | 96,652 |
West Kirby (WKI) | 1878 | Wirral | B2 | Merseyrail | 1,145,048 | 1,150,966 |
Whiston (WHN) | 1990 | Knowsley | A3/C2/C3 | Northern | 361,346 | 370,380 |
The rail network is divided into four lettered areas, which are subdivided into numbered zones:
Area name | Colour | Letter | Zones |
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Liverpool | Green | C | C1, C2, C3 |
Sefton | Red | D | D1, D2 |
St Helens | Brown | A | A1, A2, A3 |
Wirral | Blue | B | B1, B2 |
Fares for weekly and longer-period rail, bus and intermodal season tickets are set according to the number of zones and/or areas passed through. [3] Day tickets are issued between individual stations, however.
The Merseyrail area extends into some adjacent boroughs which are not part of Merseyside; for fare-setting purposes, additional zones F (yellow) and G (orange) cover these. [3] The following non-Merseyside stations are served by Merseyrail trains:
Station and code [4] | Local authority | Zones |
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Aughton Park (AUG) | West Lancashire | F |
Town Green (TWN) | West Lancashire | F |
Ormskirk (OMS) | West Lancashire | F |
Hooton (HOO) | Cheshire West and Chester | B2/G1 |
Little Sutton (LTT) | Cheshire West and Chester | G1 |
Overpool (OVE) | Cheshire West and Chester | G1 |
Ellesmere Port (ELP) | Cheshire West and Chester | G1 |
Capenhurst (CPU) | Cheshire West and Chester | G1/G2 |
Bache (BAC) | Cheshire West and Chester | G2 |
Chester (CTR) | Cheshire West and Chester | G2 |
Additionally, Maghull North station is in both Zone C3 and Zone F.
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