List of underground stations of the Merseyrail network

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

Underground stations

Coordinates Station Area Photo Platforms Opened Usage 2010/11 (million)[1] Managed by Line(s) Zone
53°24′16″N 2°58′47″W / 53.4045°N 2.9797°W / 53.4045; -2.9797 (Liverpool Central) Liverpool Central Liverpool City Centre 3 1892 (Low level) 17.958 Merseyrail Northern
Wirral 		C1
53°23′35″N 3°01′23″W / 53.393°N 3.023°W / 53.393; -3.023 (Conway Park) Conway Park Birkenhead 2 22 June 1998.[2] 1.724 Merseyrail Wirral B1
53°23′41″N 3°00′50″W / 53.3947°N 3.0139°W / 53.3947; -3.0139 (Birkenhead Hamilton Square) Birkenhead Hamilton Square Birkenhead 3 1 February 1886.[3] 2.507 Merseyrail Wirral B1
53°24′17″N 2°59′31″W / 53.4048°N 2.9919°W / 53.4048; -2.9919 (Liverpool James Street) James Street Liverpool City Centre 3 1886 3.320 Merseyrail Wirral C1
53°24′27″N 2°58′42″W / 53.4075°N 2.9784°W / 53.4075; -2.9784 (Liverpool Lime Street) Liverpool Lime Street Liverpool City Centre 1[note 1] 1836 11.812[note 2] Merseyrail
(Underground only) 		Wirral C1
53°24′31″N 2°59′21″W / 53.4086°N 2.9892°W / 53.4086; -2.9892 (Moorfields) Moorfields Liverpool City Centre 3 2 May 1977 (Northern Line)[4]
30 October 1977 (Wirral Line)[4] 		4.637 Merseyrail Northern
Wirral 		C1

Sub-surface stations - built in cuttings

Coordinates Station Area Photo Platforms Opened Usage 2010/11 (million)[1] Managed by Line(s) Zones
53°23′20″N 3°01′08″W / 53.389°N 3.019°W / 53.389; -3.019 (Birkenhead Central) Birkenhead Central Birkenhead Town Centre 2 1886 0.996 Merseyrail Wirral B1
53°22′59″N 3°00′58″W / 53.383°N 3.016°W / 53.383; -3.016 (Green Lane) Green Lane Tranmere 2 1886 0.693 Merseyrail Wirral B1
53°26′15″N 2°59′15″W / 53.4376°N 2.9875°W / 53.4376; -2.9875 (Bank Hall) Bank Hall Kirkdale 2 1850 0.172 Merseyrail Northern B1
53°23′00″N 2°58′34″W / 53.3833°N 2.9762°W / 53.3833; -2.9762 (Brunswick) Brunswick Toxteth 2 1998 (station on present site) 0.963 Merseyrail Northern B1
53°22′33″N 2°57′10″W / 53.3757°N 2.9529°W / 53.3757; -2.9529 (Aughton Park) Aughton Park Aughton 2 1907 0.096 Merseyrail Northern B1

Former stations

Coordinates Station Area Image Platforms Opened Closed Managed by
53°23′39″N 2°58′35″W / 53.3943°N 2.9764°W / 53.3943; -2.9764 (Liverpool St James) St James Toxteth - 2 1 March 1874[5][6] 1 January 1917[5][6] Cheshire Lines Committee

St James railway station will be reopened as part of the Liverpool City Region transport plan.[7]

Future

Merseyrail plan to make a fully underground 'Circle Line' to serve Liverpool's inner city districts surrounding the city centre. The line will use the 5 miles of disused tunnels underneath Liverpool, including the Dingle Tunnel and the Waterloo Tunnel and a new Cut and Cover Tunnel near the riverside can also be easily built.[8]

St James railway station, which has been closed for a century, may reopen because of the important Baltic Triangle development in Toxteth. If 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Office of Rail Regulation - Station Usage". Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Conway Park station opens plus 'Smart' bus service". Wirral Globe. 1998-06-24. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  3. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 112. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 162. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  5. 1 2 Butt (1995), p. 203.
  6. 1 2 Quick (2009), p. 249.
  7. ↑ http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/about-us/media-centre/news/Pages/Liverpool-City-Region%E2%80%99s-30-year-rail-future-detailed-in-new-strategy.aspx
  8. ↑ http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/watercity/Merseyrail-Extensions.html

Sources

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