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.
Stations currently in use
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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 | A3/C2/C3 | 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) | 1840 | 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 |
Zones
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Closed stations
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See also
edit- For current stations by borough, see the categories Railway stations in Knowsley, Railway stations in Liverpool, Railway stations in Sefton, Railway stations in St Helens and Railway stations in Wirral.
- For current stations by line, see Borderlands Line, Liverpool to Manchester Line, Liverpool to Wigan Line, Northern Line, and Wirral Line.
Footnotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Local Councils in North West England". Directgov website. Department for Work and Pensions. 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
- ^ a b "Who are Merseyrail". Merseyrail website. Merseyrail Electrics (2002) Ltd. 2008. Archived from the original on 22 August 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Money saving season tickets" (PDF). Merseyrail Trio, Solo and Railpass ticket leaflet. Merseytravel. 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f "Station usage Excel sheet (2015-2016)" (XLSX). Office of Rail Regulation statistics on annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets to and from each station in the stated financial year. Office of Rail Regulation. 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Station Name: Birkenhead Town". Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations website. Disused Stations (Nick Catford). 11 May 2006. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
- ^ Macfarlane, Andrew (1989). "Liverpool Central–Hunts Cross". In Andrew Macfarlane (ed.). Peaks and Plains by Rail. Railway Development Society. Norwich: Jarrold Colour Publications. p. 45. ISBN 0-7117-0429-5.
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