List of underground stations of the Merseyrail network

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This article lists the six underground stations and three below ground level stations of the Merseyrail network which is centred on Liverpool, England.

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Underground stations

CoordinatesStationAreaPhotoPlatformsOpenedUsage 2021/22 (million) [1] Managed byLine(s)Zone
53°24′16″N2°58′47″W / 53.4045°N 2.9797°W / 53.4045; -2.9797 (Liverpool Central) Liverpool Central Liverpool City Centre Merseyrail Class 507s, Liverpool Central railway station (geograph 3787001).jpg 31892 (Low level)10.747 Merseyrail Northern
Wirral
C1
53°23′35″N3°01′23″W / 53.393°N 3.023°W / 53.393; -3.023 (Conway Park) Conway Park Birkenhead Conway Park railway station - 2013-09-01.JPG 222 June 1998. [2] 0.625 Merseyrail WirralB1
53°23′41″N3°00′50″W / 53.3947°N 3.0139°W / 53.3947; -3.0139 (Birkenhead Hamilton Square) Birkenhead Hamilton Square Birkenhead Hamilton Square station along Platform 2-2.jpg 31 February 1886. [3] 1.223 Merseyrail WirralB1
53°24′17″N2°59′31″W / 53.4048°N 2.9919°W / 53.4048; -2.9919 (Liverpool James Street) James Street Liverpool City Centre James Street Merseyrail station platform.JPG 318862.263 Merseyrail WirralC1
53°24′27″N2°58′42″W / 53.4075°N 2.9784°W / 53.4075; -2.9784 (Liverpool Lime Street) Liverpool Lime Street Liverpool City Centre Merseyrail Class 507, 507023, Liverpool Lime Street underground station (geograph 4500643).jpg 1 [note 1] 197710.464 [note 2] Merseyrail
(Underground only)
WirralC1
53°24′31″N2°59′21″W / 53.4086°N 2.9892°W / 53.4086; -2.9892 (Moorfields) Moorfields Liverpool City Centre Platform 1, Moorfields Station 2.jpg 32 May 1977 (Northern Line) [4]
30 October 1977 (Wirral Line) [4]
4.808 Merseyrail Northern
Wirral
C1

Sub-surface stations - built in cuttings

CoordinatesStationAreaPhotoPlatformsOpenedUsage 2010/11 (million) [1] Managed byLine(s)Zones
53°23′20″N3°01′08″W / 53.389°N 3.019°W / 53.389; -3.019 (Birkenhead Central) Birkenhead Central Birkenhead Town Centre Birkenhead Central Station.jpg 218860.596 Merseyrail Wirral B1
53°22′59″N3°00′58″W / 53.383°N 3.016°W / 53.383; -3.016 (Green Lane) Green Lane Tranmere Benkid77 Green Lane railway station 2 080809.JPG 218860.356 Merseyrail WirralB1
53°22′33″N2°57′10″W / 53.3757°N 2.9529°W / 53.3757; -2.9529 (Aughton Park) Aughton Park Aughton Aughton Park railway station (geograph 3786756).jpg 219070.112 Merseyrail NorthernB1

Former stations

CoordinatesStationAreaImagePlatformsOpenedClosedManaged by
53°23′39″N2°58′35″W / 53.3943°N 2.9764°W / 53.3943; -2.9764 (Liverpool St James) St James Toxteth -21 March 1874 [5] [6] 1 January 1917 [5] [6] Cheshire Lines Committee

Future

St James railway station, which has been closed since 1917, is due to be reopened as Liverpool Baltic railway station, with construction starting in 2024. Serving the Baltic Triangle development in Toxteth, when opened, the station will be on the Merseyrail Northern Line between Liverpool Central and Brunswick railway station.

Notes

  1. Underground station only. There are more platforms in the mainline station
  2. Applies to the whole station, not just the underground.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Office of Rail Regulation - Station Usage" . Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  2. "Conway Park station opens plus 'Smart' bus service". Wirral Globe. 24 June 1998. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
  3. Butt (1995), p. 112.
  4. 1 2 Butt (1995), p. 162.
  5. 1 2 Butt (1995), p. 203.
  6. 1 2 Quick (2009), p. 249.

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