Merseyrail is a commuter rail network which serves Merseyside and adjacent areas of Cheshire and Lancashire in the Northwest of England. 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 28.3 million passengers in the 2023/2024 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 outside of London at 3,979,547 per platform per annum and coming tenth out of all stations outside the capital,underground or overground.
Liverpool Exchange railway station was a railway station located in the city centre of Liverpool,England. Of the four terminal stations in Liverpool's city centre,Exchange station was the only station not accessed via a tunnel.
Liverpool James Street is a railway station located in the centre of Liverpool,England;it is situated on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network. James Street is an underground station,with access to the platforms via lifts from the booking hall. At certain times,the platforms are accessed via a pedestrian tunnel from the India Buildings on Water Street. As of 2013/14,James Street was the fifth-busiest station on the Merseyrail network.
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 City Line (Merseytravel)'s Liverpool to Manchester Line route,and is the southern terminus of Merseyrail's Northern Line.
Ormskirk railway station in Ormskirk,Lancashire,England,is a cross-platform interchange between Merseyrail services from Liverpool Central and Northern Trains services from Preston on the Ormskirk branch line,12+3⁄4 miles (20.5 km) northeast of Liverpool. The station building and three arch road bridge are both Grade II listed structures.
There once were four direct railway routes between Liverpool and Manchester in the North West of England;only two remain,the two centre routes of the four. The most northerly and the most southerly of the four routes are no longer direct lines. Of the remaining two direct routes,the northern route of the two is fully electric,while the now southern route is a diesel-only line. The most northerly of the four has been split into two routes:the western section operated by Merseyrail electric trains and the eastern section by diesel trains,requiring passengers to change trains between the two cities. The fourth route,the most southerly of the four,has been largely abandoned east of Warrington;the remaining section caters mainly for freight trains.
Birkenhead Hamilton Square railway station serves the town of Birkenhead,in Merseyside,England,on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network. The station is close to Hamilton Square in Birkenhead.
Old Roan railway station is a railway station in Aintree village,Merseyside,England,about seven miles north-east of Liverpool,on the Ormskirk Branch of the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network.
Sandhills railway station is a railway station in Kirkdale,Liverpool,England,located to the north of the city centre on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network. It was built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and now stands at the junction between the branch to Southport and the branch to Ormskirk and Kirkby.
The Northern line is one of two commuter rail routes operated by Merseyrail and centred on Merseyside,England,the other being the Wirral line. The cross-city route runs from Hunts Cross in south Liverpool then branches in the north to terminate at Southport,Headbolt Lane and Ormskirk (Lancashire).
The Wirral line is one of two commuter rail routes operated by Merseyrail and centred on Merseyside,England,the other being the Northern line.
Brunswick railway station serves the Toxteth district of Liverpool,England,on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network. The station serves the nearby district of Dingle and is situated on a short section of track between two tunnels,between the now in-filled Toxteth and Harrington Docks. The station also serves businesses on the Brunswick Dock estate,which gives it name to the station. The residential area of Grafton Street is reached by steps or ramp from the southbound platform.
The North Liverpool Extension Line was a railway line in Liverpool,England in operation between 1879 and 1972. It was at one stage intended to become the eastern section of the Merseyrail Outer Loop,an orbital line circling the city.
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.
Liverpool Central High Level was a terminus railway station in central Liverpool,England. It opened on 1 March 1874,at the western end of the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) line to Manchester Central. It replaced Brunswick as the CLC's Liverpool passenger terminus,becoming the headquarters of the committee.
Liverpool in North West England,is a major British city with significant road,rail,and ferry networks,in addition to an international airport and a well-known dock system. As with most other major UK cities,Liverpool's transport infrastructure is centred on its road and rail networks. Public transport services within the city are controlled and run by Merseytravel.
The Merseyside Route Utilisation Strategy is a Route Utilisation Strategy published by Network Rail in March 2009. It was the eleventh RUS to be produced. By default,RUSs are established by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) unless the latter objects within 60 days. The RUS is included in Network Rail's map as established.
The Liverpool station group is a station group of four railway stations in Liverpool City Centre,England consisting of Lime Street,Central,James Street and Moorfields. The station group is printed on national rail tickets as Liverpool Stns and does not include the station of Liverpool South Parkway,which is located south of the city centre in Garston near Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
The history of Merseyrail dates back to the 19th century,with the original formation of the Mersey Railway,however,Merseyrail dates back to the 20th century,namely being set up by British Rail in 1969,it did not become a single network until 1977.
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