List of railway stations in Merseyside explained

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

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 codeYear
opened		Metropolitan
borough		ZonesServed byStation users
2014–15		Station users
2015–16
Aigburth (AIG)1864LiverpoolC1Merseyrail
Ainsdale (ANS)1848SeftonD1Merseyrail
Aintree (AIN)1849SeftonC1/C3Merseyrail
Bank Hall (BAH)1850LiverpoolC1Merseyrail
Bebington (BEB)1838WirralB1Merseyrail
Bidston (BID)1866WirralB1
Birkdale (BDL)1848SeftonD1Merseyrail
Birkenhead Central (BKC)1886WirralB1Merseyrail
Birkenhead Hamilton Square (BKQ)1886Wirralalign=center B1Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Birkenhead North (BKN)1888Wirralalign=center B1Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Birkenhead Park (BKP)1888Wirralalign=center B1Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Blundellsands & Crosby (BLN)1850Seftonalign=center C3Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Bootle New Strand (BNW)1850Seftonalign=center C3Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Bootle Oriel Road (BOT)1850Seftonalign=center C1/C3Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Broad Green (BGE)1830Liverpoolalign=center C1Northernalign=right align=right
Bromborough (BOM)1841Wirralalign=center B2Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Bromborough Rake (BMR)1985Wirralalign=center B2Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Brunswick (BRW)1998Liverpoolalign=center C1Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Conway Park (CNP)1998Wirralalign=center B1Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Cressington (CSG)1864Liverpoolalign=center C1Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Earlestown (ERL)1830St Helensalign=center A1align=right align=right
Eastham Rake (ERA)1995Wirralalign=center B2Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Eccleston Park (ECL)1873St Helensalign=center A2Northernalign=right align=right
Edge Hill (EDG)1836Liverpoolalign=center C1Northernalign=right align=right
Fazakerley (FAZ)1848Liverpoolalign=center C1Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Formby (FBY)1848Seftonalign=center D2Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Freshfield (FRE)1848Seftonalign=center D2Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Garswood (GSW)1869St Helensalign=center A1Northernalign=right align=right
Green Lane (GNL)1886Wirralalign=center B1Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Halewood (HED)1988Knowsleyalign=center C2Northernalign=right align=right
Hall Road (HLR)1874Seftonalign=center C3Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Headbolt Lane (HBL)2023KnowsleyN/AN/A
Heswall (HSW)1898WirralB2Transport for Wales
Hightown (HTO)1848SeftonD2Merseyrail
Hillside (HIL)1926SeftonD1Merseyrail
Hoylake (HYK)1866WirralB2Merseyrail
Hunts Cross (HNX)1873LiverpoolC2
Huyton (HUY)1830KnowsleyA3/C1/
C2/C3		Northern
Kirkby (KIR)1848Knowsleyalign=center A3/C2/C3Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Kirkdale (KKD)1848Liverpoolalign=center C1Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Lea Green (LEG)2000St Helensalign=center A1align=right align=right
Leasowe (LSW)1894Wirralalign=center B1Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Liverpool Central (LVC)1892Liverpoolalign=center C1Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Liverpool James Street (LVJ)1886Liverpoolalign=center C1Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Liverpool Lime Street (LIV)1836LiverpoolC1
Liverpool South Parkway (LPY)2006LiverpoolC1/C2
Maghull (MAG)1849SeftonC3Merseyrail
Maghull North (MNS)2018SeftonC3/FMerseyrail
Manor Road (MNR)1938WirralB2Merseyrail
Meols (MEO)1866WirralB2Merseyrail
Meols Cop (MEC)1887SeftonD1Northern
Moorfields (MRF)1977LiverpoolC1Merseyrail
Moreton (MRT)1866WirralB1Merseyrail
Mossley Hill (MSH)1939LiverpoolC1Northern
New Brighton (NBN)1888WirralB1Merseyrail
Newton-le-Willows (NLW)1830St HelensA1
Old Roan (ORN)1935SeftonC3Merseyrail
Orrell Park (OPK)1906LiverpoolC1Merseyrail
Port Sunlight (PSL)1838WirralB1Merseyrail
Prescot (PSC)1871KnowsleyA3/C2/C3Northern
Rainford (RNF)1858St HelensA2Northern
Rainhill (RNH)1830St HelensA2Northern
Rice Lane (RIL)1848LiverpoolC1Merseyrail
Roby (ROB)1830KnowsleyC1Northern
Rock Ferry (RFY)1891WirralB1Merseyrail
Sandhills (SDL)1850Liverpoolalign=center C1Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Seaforth & Litherland (SFL)1850Seftonalign=center C3Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Southport (SOP)1851Seftonalign=center D1align=right align=right
Spital (SPI)Wirralalign=center B1/B2Merseyrailalign=right align=right
St Helens Central (SNH)1858St Helensalign=center A1/A2align=right align=right
St Helens Junction (SHJ)1833St Helensalign=center A1Northernalign=right align=right
St Michaels (STM)1864Liverpoolalign=center C1Merseyrailalign=right align=right
Thatto Heath (THH)1871St HelensA1/A2Northern
Upton (UPT)1896WirralB1Transport for Wales
Wallasey Grove Road (WLG)1888WirralB1Merseyrail
Wallasey Village (WLV)1907WirralB1Merseyrail
Walton (WAO)1849LiverpoolC1Merseyrail
Waterloo (WLO)1848SeftonC3Merseyrail
Wavertree Technology Park (WAV)1998LiverpoolC1Northern
West Allerton (WSA)1839LiverpoolC1Northern
West Kirby (WKI)1878WirralB2Merseyrail
Whiston (WHN)1990KnowsleyA3/C2/C3Northern

Zones

The rail network is divided into four lettered areas, which are subdivided into numbered zones:

Area nameColourLetterZones
LiverpoolGreenCC1, C2, C3
SeftonRedDD1, D2
St HelensBrownAA1, A2, A3
WirralBlueBB1, 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 codeLocal authorityZones
Aughton Park (AUG)West LancashireF
Town Green (TWN)West LancashireF
Ormskirk (OMS)West LancashireF
Hooton (HOO)Cheshire West and ChesterB2/G1
Little Sutton (LTT)Cheshire West and ChesterG1
Overpool (OVE)Cheshire West and ChesterG1
Ellesmere Port (ELP)Cheshire West and ChesterG1
Capenhurst (CPU)Cheshire West and ChesterG1/G2
Bache (BAC)Cheshire West and ChesterG2
Chester (CTR)Cheshire West and ChesterG2

Additionally, Maghull North station is in both Zone C3 and Zone F.

Closed stations

StationYear
opened		Year
closed		Original
company		Notes
Ainsdale Beach19011952Cheshire Lines CommitteeClosed between 1917 and 1919
Aintree Central18801960Cheshire Lines CommitteeOpen for race traffic until 1963
Aintree Racecoursec. 18901962Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Alexandra Dock18811948London and North Western Railway
Alexandra Dock18931956Liverpool Overhead Railway
Allerton18642005St Helens and Runcorn Gap RailwayReplaced by Liverpool South Parkway
Altcar Rifle Range18621921London and North Western RailwayClosed between 1893 and 1894
Birkdale Palace18841952Cheshire Lines CommitteeClosed between 1917 and 1919
Birkenhead Monks Ferry18441878Chester and Birkenhead Railway
Birkenhead Town18891945Chester and Birkenhead Railway
Birkenhead Woodside18781967Birkenhead Joint Railway
18711939Manchester and Southport Railway
Bootle Balliol Road18701948London and North Western Railway
Bootle VillageBefore 1851c.1876Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
Breck Road18701948London and North Western Railway
Brocklebank Dock1956Liverpool Overhead Railway
Brunswick (original station)18641874Garston and Liverpool RailwayNew station opened in 1998 on a different site
Brunswick Dock1956Liverpool Overhead Railway
Burton Point18991955North Wales and Liverpool Railway
Butts Lane Halt19071938Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
Canada Dock1941London and North Western Railway
Canada Dock1956Liverpool Overhead Railway
Canning18931956Liverpool Overhead Railway
Childwall18791931Cheshire Lines Committee
18781964West Lancashire Railway
Clarence Dock1956Liverpool Overhead Railway
Clubmoor19271960Cheshire Lines Committee
18781964West Lancashire Railway
Crown Street18321860Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Dingle18961956Liverpool Overhead Railway
Edge Lane18701948London and North Western Railway
Ford1951Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Formby Power Stationc. 1917c. 1944Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Garston18742006Cheshire Lines CommitteeReplaced by Liverpool South Parkway
Church Road Garston1939London and North Western Railway
Garston Dock1947St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway
Gateacre18791972Cheshire Lines Committee
Gladstone Dock19141924Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Gladstone Dock19301956Liverpool Overhead Railway
Grange Lane18401844Chester and Birkenhead RailwayTemporary terminus; closed when the railway was extended to Birkenhead Monks Ferry[5]
Great Howard Street18441850Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and East Lancashire RailwayJoint terminus. Replaced by Liverpool Exchange
Halewood (original station)18741951Cheshire Lines CommitteeNew station opened in 1988 on a different site
Herculaneum Dock18931956Liverpool Overhead Railway
18781964West Lancashire Railway
Heswall (Birkenhead Railway)18861956Birkenhead Joint RailwayThe station now called Heswall (on the Borderlands Line) was called Heswall Hills until 1973
Huskisson1886Cheshire Lines Committee
Huskisson Dock1956Liverpool Overhead Railway
Huyton Quarry18321958London and North Western Railway
James Street1956Liverpool Overhead Railway
Kew Gardens18871938Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
Kirby Park18911954Birkenhead Joint Railway
Knotty Ash1960Cheshire Lines Committee
Langton Dock1956Liverpool Overhead Railway
Linacre Road1951Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Liscard and Poulton1960Wirral Railway
Liverpool Central High Level18741972Cheshire Lines Committee
Liverpool Crown Street18301836Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Liverpool Exchange18501977Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and East Lancashire RailwayJoint terminus
Liverpool Riverside18951971Mersey Docks and Harbour BoardUsed by boat trains only
Liverpool St James18741917Cheshire Lines Committee
Miller's BridgeBefore 1851c.1876Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
Nelson Dock1956Liverpool Overhead Railway
Otterspool1951Cheshire Lines Committee
Pier Head1956Liverpool Overhead Railway
Princes Dock1956Liverpool Overhead Railway
Rainford Village18581951St Helens Railway
Rock Lane18461862Chester and Birkenhead Railway
Sandon Dock18931896Liverpool Overhead Railway
Seacombe1960Wirral Railway
Seaforth Sands1956Liverpool Overhead Railway
Sefton and Maghull1952Cheshire Lines Committee
Sefton Park18921960London and North Western Railway
Southport Ash Street18871902West Lancashire Railway
Southport Central18821901West Lancashire Railway
Southport Eastbank Street18481851Liverpool, Crosby and Southport RailwayTemporary terminus. Replaced by Southport Chapel Street
Southport London Street18551857Manchester and Southport RailwayServices transferred to Southport Chapel Street
Southport Lord Street18841952Cheshire Lines Committee
St Luke's18831968Manchester and Southport Railway
Spellow1948London and North Western Railway
Speke1930St Helens Railway
St Helens Central19001952Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway
Stanley18701948London and North Western Railway
Storeton18961951Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway
Thurstaston1954Birkenhead Joint Railway
Toxteth Dock1956Liverpool Overhead Railway
Tranmere18461857Chester and Birkenhead RailwayAlso known as Lime Kiln Lane and St. Paul's Road.
Tue Brook1948London and North Western Railway
Walton & Anfield1948London and North Western Railway
Walton on the Hill1918Cheshire Lines Committee
Wapping Dock1956Liverpool Overhead Railway
Warbreck1960Cheshire Lines Committee
Warren18881915Seacombe Hoylake and Deeside Railway (Wirral Railway)
Wavertree1958London and North Western Railway
West Derby1960Cheshire Lines Committee
West Kirby (Birkenhead Joint branch station)18861956Birkenhead Joint Railway
Woodvale1952Cheshire Lines Committee

See also

Footnotes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local Councils in North West England. 7 September 2008. Department for Work and Pensions. 2008. Directgov website.
  2. Web site: Who are Merseyrail . 7 September 2008 . Merseyrail Electrics (2002) Ltd . 2008 . Merseyrail website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080822203729/http://www.merseyrail.org/about/?sGUID=2a45e2d07d59c0d621570a918cb62195 . 22 August 2008 . dead .
  3. Web site: Money saving season tickets. PDF. 7 September 2008. Merseytravel. 2008. Merseyrail Trio, Solo and Railpass ticket leaflet.
  4. Web site: Station usage Excel sheet (2015-2016). XLSX. 4 April 2017. Office of Rail Regulation. 2016. Office of Rail Regulation statistics on annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets to and from each station in the stated financial year.
  5. Web site: Station Name: Birkenhead Town. 13 September 2008. Disused Stations (Nick Catford). 11 May 2006. Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations website.
  6. Book: Macfarlane, Andrew . Andrew Macfarlane . Railway Development Society . Peaks and Plains by Rail . 1989 . Jarrold Colour Publications . Norwich . 0-7117-0429-5 . Liverpool Central–Hunts Cross . 45 .

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