List of railway stations in Merseyside

Railway stations in English county

Lime Street

South Parkway

Earlestown

Huyton

St Helens Central

West
Kirby

New Brighton

Birkenhead Central

Formby

Southport

Kirkby

Hunts Cross

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Merseyrail lines shown in Merseyside

Northern line

Wirral line

MT City Lines

Primary route

Secondary route

Rural route

Goods line

Disused line

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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Liverpool Lime Street Hamilton Square Southport Wavertree Technology Park Birkdale Eastham Rake Hillside Meols Cop Walton National Rail\- and Merseyrail-branded sign at Bromborough Rake

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]

|
|
|
|
|
|

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  |

* Merseyrail
* Transport for Wales

| 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  |

* Northern
* Transport for Wales

| 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  |

* Northern
* Merseyrail

| 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  |

* East Midlands Railway
* Merseyrail
* Northern

| 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  |

* Northern
* TransPennine Express

| 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  |

* Avanti West Coast
* East Midlands Railway
* London Northwestern Railway
* Merseyrail
* Northern
* TransPennine Express
* Transport for Wales

| 14,870,920 | 15,227,344
Liverpool South Parkway (LPY)  | 2006  | Liverpool | C1/C2  |

* East Midlands Railway
* London Northwestern Railway
* Merseyrail
* Northern
* TransPennine Express
* Transport for Wales

| 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  |

* Northern
* Transport for Wales
* TransPennine Express

| 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  |

* Merseyrail
* Northern

| 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  |

* Northern
* TransPennine Express

| 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

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

Area name  | Colour  | Letter  | Zones

|
|
|

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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Birkenhead Town

Garston

Liverpool Exchange

Southport Lord Street

St Helens Central

Aintree Central

Crossens

Rainford Village

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Railways around Liverpool in 1921

London & North Western (LNWR)

Lancashire & Yorkshire (LYR)

Cheshire Lines (GCR / MR / GNR)

Midland (MR)

Great Central (GCR)

Wirral & Mersey

Liverpool Overhead

Joint GCR / MR

Joint LYR / LNWR

Joint GWR / LNWR

Lancashire

Cheshire

Flintshire

Station  | Year
opened  | Year
closed  | Original
company  | Notes

|
|
|
|

Ainsdale Beach | 1901  | 1952  | Cheshire Lines Committee | Closed between 1917 and 1919
Aintree Central | 1880  | 1960  | Cheshire Lines Committee | Open for race traffic until 1963
Aintree Racecourse | c. 1890  | 1962  | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Alexandra Dock | 1881  | 1948  | London and North Western Railway |
Alexandra Dock | 1893  | 1956  | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Allerton | 1864  | 2005  | St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway | Replaced by Liverpool South Parkway
Altcar Rifle Range | 1862  | 1921  | London and North Western Railway | Closed between 1893 and 1894
Birkdale Palace | 1884  | 1952  | Cheshire Lines Committee | Closed between 1917 and 1919
Birkenhead Monks Ferry | 1844  | 1878  | Chester and Birkenhead Railway |
Birkenhead Town | 1889  | 1945  | Chester and Birkenhead Railway |
Birkenhead Woodside | 1878  | 1967  | Birkenhead Joint Railway |
Blowick | 1871  | 1939  | Manchester and Southport Railway |
Bootle Balliol Road | 1870  | 1948  | London and North Western Railway |
Bootle Village | Before 1851  | c.1876  | Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway |
Breck Road | 1870  | 1948  | London and North Western Railway |
Brocklebank Dock |  | 1956  | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Brunswick (original station)  | 1864  | 1874  | Garston and Liverpool Railway | New station opened in 1998 on a different site
Brunswick Dock |  | 1956  | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Burton Point | 1899  | 1955  | North Wales and Liverpool Railway |
Butts Lane Halt | 1907  | 1938  | Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway |
Canada Dock |  | 1941  | London and North Western Railway |
Canada Dock |  | 1956  | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Canning | 1893  | 1956  | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Childwall | 1879  | 1931  | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Churchtown | 1878  | 1964  | West Lancashire Railway |
Clarence Dock |  | 1956  | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Clubmoor | 1927  | 1960  | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Crossens | 1878  | 1964  | West Lancashire Railway |
Crown Street | 1832  | 1860  | Liverpool and Manchester Railway |
Dingle | 1896  | 1956  | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Edge Lane | 1870  | 1948  | London and North Western Railway |
Ford |  | 1951  | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Formby Power Station | c. 1917  | c. 1944  | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Garston | 1874  | 2006  | Cheshire Lines Committee | Replaced by Liverpool South Parkway
Church Road Garston |  | 1939  | London and North Western Railway |
Garston Dock |  | 1947  | St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway |
Gateacre | 1879  | 1972  | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Gladstone Dock | 1914  | 1924  | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Gladstone Dock | 1930  | 1956  | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Grange Lane | 1840  | 1844  | Chester and Birkenhead Railway | Temporary terminus; closed when the railway was extended to Birkenhead Monks Ferry[5]
Great Howard Street | 1844  | 1850  | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and East Lancashire Railway | Joint terminus. Replaced by Liverpool Exchange
Halewood (original station)  | 1874  | 1951  | Cheshire Lines Committee | New station opened in 1988 on a different site
Herculaneum Dock | 1893  | 1956  | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Hesketh Park | 1878  | 1964  | West Lancashire Railway |
Heswall (Birkenhead Railway)  | 1886  | 1956  | Birkenhead Joint Railway | The station now called Heswall (on the Borderlands Line) was called Heswall Hills until 1973
Huskisson |  | 1886  | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Huskisson Dock |  | 1956  | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Huyton Quarry | 1832  | 1958  | London and North Western Railway |
James Street |  | 1956  | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Kew Gardens | 1887  | 1938  | Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway |
Kirby Park | 1891  | 1954  | Birkenhead Joint Railway |
Knotty Ash |  | 1960  | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Langton Dock |  | 1956  | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Linacre Road |  | 1951  | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Liscard and Poulton |  | 1960  | Wirral Railway |
Liverpool Central High Level | 1874  | 1972  | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Liverpool Crown Street | 1830  | 1836  | Liverpool and Manchester Railway |
Liverpool Exchange | 1850  | 1977  | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and East Lancashire Railway | Joint terminus
Liverpool Riverside | 1895  | 1971  | Mersey Docks and Harbour Board | Used by boat trains only
Liverpool St James | 1874  | 1917  | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Miller's Bridge | Before 1851  | c.1876  | Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway |
Nelson Dock |  | 1956  | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Otterspool |  | 1951  | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Pier Head |  | 1956  | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Princes Dock |  | 1956  | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Rainford Village | 1858  | 1951  | St Helens Railway |
Rock Lane | 1846  | 1862  | Chester and Birkenhead Railway |
Sandon Dock | 1893  | 1896  | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Seacombe |  | 1960  | Wirral Railway |
Seaforth Sands |  | 1956  | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Sefton and Maghull |  | 1952  | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Sefton Park | 1892  | 1960  | London and North Western Railway |
Southport Ash Street | 1887  | 1902  | West Lancashire Railway |
Southport Central | 1882  | 1901  | West Lancashire Railway |
Southport Eastbank Street | 1848  | 1851  | Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway | Temporary terminus. Replaced by Southport Chapel Street
Southport London Street | 1855  | 1857  | Manchester and Southport Railway | Services transferred to Southport Chapel Street
Southport Lord Street | 1884  | 1952  | Cheshire Lines Committee |
St Luke's | 1883  | 1968  | Manchester and Southport Railway |
Spellow |  | 1948  | London and North Western Railway |
Speke |  | 1930  | St Helens Railway |
St Helens Central | 1900  | 1952  | Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway |
Stanley | 1870  | 1948  | London and North Western Railway |
Storeton | 1896  | 1951  | Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway |
Thurstaston |  | 1954  | Birkenhead Joint Railway |
Toxteth Dock |  | 1956  | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Tranmere | 1846  | 1857  | Chester and Birkenhead Railway | Also known as Lime Kiln Lane and St. Paul's Road.
Tue Brook |  | 1948  | London and North Western Railway |
Walton & Anfield |  | 1948  | London and North Western Railway |
Walton on the Hill |  | 1918  | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Wapping Dock |  | 1956  | Liverpool Overhead Railway |
Warbreck |  | 1960  | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Warren | 1888  | 1915  | Seacombe Hoylake and Deeside Railway (Wirral Railway)  |
Wavertree |  | 1958  | London and North Western Railway |
West Derby |  | 1960  | Cheshire Lines Committee |
West Kirby (Birkenhead Joint branch station)  | 1886  | 1956  | Birkenhead Joint Railway |
Woodvale |  | 1952  | Cheshire Lines Committee |

## See also

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* 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

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* [a] Aigburth, Cressington and St Michaels were closed between 1972 and 1978.[6]
* [b] High Level station opened 1874 and closed 1972. Low Level station opened 1892, closed 1975 and reopened 1977. Deep Level platform opened 1977.
* [c] Low Level platform opened 1977.

## References

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1. ^ "Local Councils in North West England". Directgov website. Department for Work and Pensions. 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
2. ^ a b "Who are Merseyrail". Merseyrail website. Merseyrail Electrics (2002) Ltd. 2008. Archived from the original on 22 August 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
3. ^ a b c d "Money saving season tickets" (PDF). Merseyrail Trio, Solo and Railpass ticket leaflet. Merseytravel. 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ "Station Name: Birkenhead Town". Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations website. Disused Stations (Nick Catford). 11 May 2006. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
6. ^ 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.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Railway stations in Merseyside.

* Merseyrail website
* Merseyrail Network Map
* Merseytravel website