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Merseyrail is a commuter rail network which serves Merseyside and adjacent areas of Cheshire and Lancashire in the North West of England. Merseyrail serves 69 stations, 67 of which it manages, [b] across two lines – the Northern line and the Wirral line.
The Northern line is one of two commuter rail routes operated by Merseyrail and centred on Merseyside, England, [5] the other being the Wirral line.The cross-city route runs from Hunts Cross in south Liverpool then (by way of an underground section through Liverpool's city centre) branches in the north to terminate at Southport, Headbolt Lane (both Merseyside) and Ormskirk ().
Both lines on the Merseyrail network – the Northern Line and the Wirral Line – serve the station. On the Northern Line, off-peak service level is as follows: 4 trains per hour to Southport; 4 trains per hour to Ormskirk; 4 trains per hour to Headbolt Lane; 12 trains per hour to Liverpool Central, of which
Unlike the other two Merseytravel-supervised lines, the Merseyrail Northern and Wirral lines, the City Line is not operated by Merseyrail, [5] [6] however most of the line's stations within the Liverpool City Region are in Merseytravel's Merseyrail branding. The line is usually depicted on Merseytravel signage and maps using the colour red.
[36] [37] The original two platforms at Liverpool Central were reused as part of the Northern Line. The tunnel and railway are still in use today as part of the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail commuter rail network. Shore Road Pumping Station in Birkenhead was a museum until closure sometime before 2014.
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Both lines on the Merseyrail network, the Northern Line and the Wirral Line, serve the station. On the Northern Line, off-peak service level is as follows: 4 trains per hour to Southport; 4 trains per hour to Ormskirk; 4 trains per hour to Headbolt Lane; 4 trains per hour to Hunts Cross via Liverpool South Parkway; On Sundays, frequencies are ...
The line was split at Kirkby in 1977 with the western section forming a high frequency branch of the electrified Merseyrail Northern Line, also referred to as the Kirkby branch line. The Kirkby branch to Wigan remained a low frequency (one train per hour) diesel operated service by Northern Trains from Headbolt Lane to Manchester.