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Trains run every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday during the day) between West Kirby and Liverpool. At other times, trains operate every 30 minutes. [3] These services are all provided by Merseyrail's fleet of Class 507 and Class 777 EMUs.
Merseyrail branding and ticketing is also applied to stations on the City line, which are within the Liverpool City Region but do not form part of the Merseyrail concession. Merseyrail was established in 1977, when existing railway lines were connected by constructing new tunnels under Liverpool city centre and Birkenhead .
Local bus services were timed to call at the Interchange with the arrival and departure of Merseyrail services to and from Liverpool. This was the largest such scheme in Merseyside, similar interchange facilities were provided at Kirkby railway station in 1980.
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.
At platform level, there are shelters on each side, information screens and timetable notice boards. Automated announcements are also used to convey train running information. Step-free access is only possible from the car park to the southbound platform, as access to the ticket office and via the footbridge to the northbound platform require ...
Merseytravel is the owner of Merseyrail which operates services across Merseyside, Cheshire, and Lancashire under a franchise model. [5] Merseyrail 508126 at Ellesmere Port station in June 2012 New Merseyrail 777142 trains introduced on the network from 2023
Some Merseyrail services were cancelled or delayed after snow and ice [BBC] One woman said she was forced to pay for a taxi to work as the trains and buses were affected on some days.
The station was designed with three fully accessible platforms, to accommodate any future extension of Merseyrail services to Skelmersdale. [1] [11] Platforms 1 and 2 are for Merseyrail, terminating platforms with buffer stops. Platform 3 is beyond the end of those platforms and is for Northern Rail.