List of railway stations in Merseyside


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. 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. 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, and for setting zonal boundaries for season ticket fares. 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 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.
Station and codeYear
opened
Metropolitan
borough
ZonesServed byStation users
2014–15
Station users
2015–16
Aigburth 1864LiverpoolC1Merseyrail746784833452
Ainsdale 1848SeftonD1Merseyrail10843481004554
Aintree 1849SeftonC1/C3Merseyrail10843481059602
Bank Hall 1850LiverpoolC1Merseyrail159438159438
Bebington 1838WirralB1Merseyrail919782924850
Bidston 1866WirralB1321194319994
Birkdale 1848SeftonD1Merseyrail954774999758
Birkenhead Central 1886WirralB1Merseyrail1062924965262
Birkenhead Hamilton Square 1886WirralB1Merseyrail17230202017478
Birkenhead North 1888WirralB1Merseyrail744004771214
Birkenhead Park 1888WirralB1Merseyrail785566771118
Blundellsands & Crosby 1850SeftonC3Merseyrail13696501411140
Bootle New Strand 1850SeftonC3Merseyrail974574976556
Bootle Oriel Road 1850SeftonC1/C3Merseyrail617332642868
Broad Green 1830LiverpoolC1Northern575614622400
Bromborough 1841WirralB2Merseyrail624938645174
Bromborough Rake 1985WirralB2Merseyrail306796306796
Brunswick 1998LiverpoolC1Merseyrail871856929958
Conway Park 1998WirralB1Merseyrail12845101061164
Cressington 1864LiverpoolC1Merseyrail477112476636
Earlestown 1830St HelensA1499118539502
Eastham Rake 1995WirralB2Merseyrail335508328052
Eccleston Park 1873St HelensA2Northern109834119604
Edge Hill 1836LiverpoolC1Northern157568170904
Fazakerley 1848LiverpoolC1Merseyrail10882021088808
Formby 1848SeftonD2Merseyrail13119181385228
Freshfield 1848SeftonD2Merseyrail771648777812
Garswood 1869St HelensA1Northern278362305950
Green Lane 1886WirralB1Merseyrail444874405216
Halewood 1988KnowsleyC2Northern113306117560
Hall Road 1874SeftonC3Merseyrail259738259346
Headbolt Lane 2023KnowsleyA3/C2/C3N/AN/A
Heswall 1898WirralB2Transport for Wales5586056660
Hightown 1848SeftonD2Merseyrail316878314282
Hillside 1926SeftonD1Merseyrail542006521616
Hoylake 1866WirralB2Merseyrail630432504528
Hunts Cross 1873LiverpoolC213645021410366
Huyton 1830KnowsleyA3/C1/
C2/C3
Northern9526881002732
Kirkby 1848KnowsleyA3/C2/C3Merseyrail24088102356170
Kirkdale 1848LiverpoolC1Merseyrail866218869870
Lea Green 2000St HelensA1393556439500
Leasowe 1894WirralB1Merseyrail612230607590
Liverpool Central 1892LiverpoolC1Merseyrail1527283715638894
Liverpool James Street 1886LiverpoolC1Merseyrail32153343292399
Liverpool Lime Street 1836LiverpoolC11487092015227344
Liverpool South Parkway 2006LiverpoolC1/C218033081893958
Maghull 1849SeftonC3Merseyrail18214921812534
Maghull North 2018SeftonC3/FMerseyrail
Manor Road 1938WirralB2Merseyrail271442268532
Meols 1866WirralB2Merseyrail407816415338
Meols Cop 1887SeftonD1Northern7047677410
Moorfields 1977LiverpoolC1Merseyrail68325856996347
Moreton 1866WirralB1Merseyrail552346535134
Mossley Hill 1939LiverpoolC1Northern254434262990
New Brighton 1888WirralB1Merseyrail934144958432
Newton-le-Willows 1830St HelensA1747416775864
Old Roan 1935SeftonC3Merseyrail896562903968
Orrell Park 1906LiverpoolC1Merseyrail10403581032522
Port Sunlight 1838WirralB1Merseyrail678046700924
Prescot 1871KnowsleyA3/C2/C3Northern363932391294
Rainford 1858St HelensA2Northern4957047464
Rainhill 1830St HelensA2Northern348864380774
Rice Lane 1848LiverpoolC1Merseyrail314362315126
Roby 1830KnowsleyC1Northern260570283018
Rock Ferry 1891WirralB1Merseyrail713364711696
Sandhills 1850LiverpoolC1Merseyrail13240681321020
Seaforth & Litherland 1850SeftonC3Merseyrail750192759314
Southport 1851SeftonD141293404147064
Spital 1840WirralB1/B2Merseyrail470258469750
St Helens Central 1858St HelensA1/A210438081140198
St Helens Junction 1833St HelensA1Northern359030385966
St Michaels 1864LiverpoolC1Merseyrail936740977510
Thatto Heath 1871St HelensA1/A2Northern213968229152
Upton 1896WirralB1Transport for Wales3146031658
Wallasey Grove Road 1888WirralB1Merseyrail540574544920
Wallasey Village 1907WirralB1Merseyrail512908508096
Walton 1849LiverpoolC1Merseyrail272784271828
Waterloo 1848SeftonC3Merseyrail15105961536244
Wavertree Technology Park 1998LiverpoolC1Northern457942515428
West Allerton 1839LiverpoolC1Northern9335296652
West Kirby 1878WirralB2Merseyrail11450481150966
Whiston 1990KnowsleyA3/C2/C3Northern361346370380

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. 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 and G cover these. The following non-Merseyside stations are served by Merseyrail trains:
Station and codeLocal authorityZones
Aughton Park West LancashireF
Town Green West LancashireF
Ormskirk West LancashireF
Hooton Cheshire West and ChesterB2/G1
Little Sutton Cheshire West and ChesterG1
Overpool Cheshire West and ChesterG1
Ellesmere Port Cheshire West and ChesterG1
Capenhurst Cheshire West and ChesterG1/G2
Bache Cheshire West and ChesterG2
Chester 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 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
Great Howard Street18441850Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and East Lancashire RailwayJoint terminus. Replaced by Liverpool Exchange
Halewood 18741951Cheshire Lines CommitteeNew station opened in 1988 on a different site
Herculaneum Dock18931956Liverpool Overhead Railway
18781964West Lancashire Railway
Heswall 18861956Birkenhead Joint RailwayThe station now called Heswall 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
Wavertree1958London and North Western Railway
West Derby1960Cheshire Lines Committee
West Kirby 18861956Birkenhead Joint Railway
Woodvale1952Cheshire Lines Committee