List of underground stations of the Merseyrail network

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

Underground stations

Coordinates Station Area Photo Platforms Opened Usage 2021/22 (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) 10.747 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] 0.625 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] 1.223 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 2.263 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] 1977 10.464[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]		 4.808 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 0.596 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 0.356 Merseyrail Wirral 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 0.112 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

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.

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Butt (1995), p. 162.
  5. ^ a b Butt (1995), p. 203.
  6. ^ a b Quick (2009), p. 249.

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