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(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.

Station and code Yearopened Metropolitanborough Zones Served by Station users2014–15 Station users2015–16Aigburth (AIG)1864LiverpoolC1Merseyrail Ainsdale (ANS)1848SeftonD1Merseyrail Aintree (AIN)1849SeftonC1/C3Merseyrail Bank Hall (BAH)1850LiverpoolC1Merseyrail Bebington (BEB)1838WirralB1Merseyrail Bidston (BID)1866WirralB1 Birkdale (BDL)1848SeftonD1Merseyrail Birkenhead Central (BKC)1886WirralB1Merseyrail Birkenhead Hamilton Square (BKQ)1886WirralB1Merseyrail Birkenhead North (BKN)1888WirralB1Merseyrail Birkenhead Park (BKP)1888WirralB1Merseyrail Blundellsands & Crosby (BLN)1850SeftonC3Merseyrail Bootle New Strand (BNW)1850SeftonC3Merseyrail Bootle Oriel Road (BOT)1850SeftonC1/C3Merseyrail Broad Green (BGE)1830LiverpoolC1Northern Bromborough (BOM)1841WirralB2Merseyrail Bromborough Rake (BMR)1985WirralB2Merseyrail Brunswick (BRW)1998LiverpoolC1Merseyrail Conway Park (CNP)1998WirralB1Merseyrail Cressington (CSG)1864LiverpoolC1Merseyrail Earlestown (ERL)1830St HelensA1 Eastham Rake (ERA)1995WirralB2Merseyrail Eccleston Park (ECL)1873St HelensA2Northern Edge Hill (EDG)1836LiverpoolC1Northern Fazakerley (FAZ)1848LiverpoolC1Merseyrail Formby (FBY)1848SeftonD2Merseyrail Freshfield (FRE)1848SeftonD2Merseyrail Garswood (GSW)1869St HelensA1Northern Green Lane (GNL)1886WirralB1Merseyrail Halewood (HED)1988KnowsleyC2Northern Hall Road (HLR)1874SeftonC3Merseyrail Headbolt Lane (HBL)2023KnowsleyA3/C2/C3N/AN/AHeswall (HSW)1898WirralB2Transport for Wales Hightown (HTO)1848SeftonD2Merseyrail Hillside (HIL)1926SeftonD1Merseyrail Hoylake (HYK)1866WirralB2Merseyrail Hunts Cross (HNX)1873LiverpoolC2 Huyton (HUY)1830KnowsleyA3/C1/C2/C3Northern Kirkby (KIR)1848KnowsleyA3/C2/C3Merseyrail Kirkdale (KKD)1848LiverpoolC1Merseyrail Lea Green (LEG)2000St HelensA1 Leasowe (LSW)1894WirralB1Merseyrail Liverpool Central (LVC)1892LiverpoolC1Merseyrail Liverpool James Street (LVJ)1886LiverpoolC1Merseyrail Liverpool Lime Street (LIV)1836LiverpoolC1 Liverpool South Parkway (LPY)2006LiverpoolC1/C2 Maghull (MAG)1849SeftonC3Merseyrail Maghull North (MNS)2018SeftonC3/FMerseyrailManor Road (MNR)1938WirralB2Merseyrail Meols (MEO)1866WirralB2Merseyrail Meols Cop (MEC)1887SeftonD1Northern Moorfields (MRF)1977LiverpoolC1Merseyrail Moreton (MRT)1866WirralB1Merseyrail Mossley Hill (MSH)1939LiverpoolC1Northern New Brighton (NBN)1888WirralB1Merseyrail Newton-le-Willows (NLW)1830St HelensA1 Old Roan (ORN)1935SeftonC3Merseyrail Orrell Park (OPK)1906LiverpoolC1Merseyrail Port Sunlight (PSL)1838WirralB1Merseyrail Prescot (PSC)1871KnowsleyA3/C2/C3Northern Rainford (RNF)1858St HelensA2Northern Rainhill (RNH)1830St HelensA2Northern Rice Lane (RIL)1848LiverpoolC1Merseyrail Roby (ROB)1830KnowsleyC1Northern Rock Ferry (RFY)1891WirralB1Merseyrail Sandhills (SDL)1850LiverpoolC1Merseyrail Seaforth & Litherland (SFL)1850SeftonC3Merseyrail Southport (SOP)1851SeftonD1 Spital (SPI)1840WirralB1/B2Merseyrail St Helens Central (SNH)1858St HelensA1/A2 St Helens Junction (SHJ)1833St HelensA1Northern St Michaels (STM)1864LiverpoolC1Merseyrail Thatto Heath (THH)1871St HelensA1/A2Northern Upton (UPT)1896WirralB1Transport for Wales Wallasey Grove Road (WLG)1888WirralB1Merseyrail Wallasey Village (WLV)1907WirralB1Merseyrail Walton (WAO)1849LiverpoolC1Merseyrail Waterloo (WLO)1848SeftonC3Merseyrail Wavertree Technology Park (WAV)1998LiverpoolC1Northern West Allerton (WSA)1839LiverpoolC1Northern West Kirby (WKI)1878WirralB2Merseyrail Whiston (WHN)1990KnowsleyA3/C2/C3Northern

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

Area nameColourLetterZonesLiverpoolGreenCC1, C2, C3SeftonRedDD1, D2St HelensBrownAA1, A2, A3WirralBlueBB1, 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 (yellow) and G (orange) cover these. The following non-Merseyside stations are served by Merseyrail trains:

Station and code Local authority ZonesAughton Park (AUG)West LancashireFTown Green (TWN)West LancashireFOrmskirk (OMS)West LancashireFHooton (HOO)Cheshire West and ChesterB2/G1Little Sutton (LTT)Cheshire West and ChesterG1Overpool (OVE)Cheshire West and ChesterG1Ellesmere Port (ELP)Cheshire West and ChesterG1Capenhurst (CPU)Cheshire West and ChesterG1/G2Bache (BAC)Cheshire West and ChesterG2Chester (CTR)Cheshire West and ChesterG2

Additionally, Maghull North station is in both Zone C3 and Zone F.

Closed stations

Station Yearopened Yearclosed OriginalcompanyNotesAinsdale Beach19011952Cheshire Lines CommitteeClosed between 1917 and 1919Aintree Central18801960Cheshire Lines CommitteeOpen for race traffic until 1963Aintree Racecoursec. 18901962Lancashire and Yorkshire RailwayAlexandra Dock18811948London and North Western RailwayAlexandra Dock18931956Liverpool Overhead RailwayAllerton18642005St Helens and Runcorn Gap RailwayReplaced by Liverpool South ParkwayAltcar Rifle Range18621921London and North Western RailwayClosed between 1893 and 1894Birkdale Palace18841952Cheshire Lines CommitteeClosed between 1917 and 1919Birkenhead Monks Ferry18441878Chester and Birkenhead RailwayBirkenhead Town18891945Chester and Birkenhead RailwayBirkenhead Woodside18781967Birkenhead Joint Railway18711939Manchester and Southport RailwayBootle Balliol Road18701948London and North Western RailwayBootle VillageBefore 1851c.1876Liverpool, Crosby and Southport RailwayBreck Road18701948London and North Western RailwayBrocklebank Dock1956Liverpool Overhead RailwayBrunswick (original station)18641874Garston and Liverpool RailwayNew station opened in 1998 on a different siteBrunswick Dock1956Liverpool Overhead RailwayBurton Point18991955North Wales and Liverpool RailwayButts Lane Halt19071938Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction RailwayCanada Dock1941London and North Western RailwayCanada Dock1956Liverpool Overhead RailwayCanning18931956Liverpool Overhead RailwayChildwall18791931Cheshire Lines Committee18781964West Lancashire RailwayClarence Dock1956Liverpool Overhead RailwayClubmoor19271960Cheshire Lines Committee18781964West Lancashire RailwayCrown Street18321860Liverpool and Manchester RailwayDingle18961956Liverpool Overhead RailwayEdge Lane18701948London and North Western RailwayFord1951Lancashire and Yorkshire RailwayFormby Power Stationc. 1917c. 1944Lancashire and Yorkshire RailwayGarston18742006Cheshire Lines CommitteeReplaced by Liverpool South ParkwayChurch Road Garston1939London and North Western RailwayGarston Dock1947St Helens and Runcorn Gap RailwayGateacre18791972Cheshire Lines CommitteeGladstone Dock19141924Lancashire and Yorkshire RailwayGladstone Dock19301956Liverpool Overhead RailwayGrange Lane18401844Chester and Birkenhead RailwayTemporary terminus; closed when the railway was extended to Birkenhead Monks FerryGreat Howard Street18441850Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and East Lancashire RailwayJoint terminus. Replaced by Liverpool ExchangeHalewood (original station)18741951Cheshire Lines CommitteeNew station opened in 1988 on a different siteHerculaneum Dock18931956Liverpool Overhead Railway18781964West Lancashire RailwayHeswall (Birkenhead Railway)18861956Birkenhead Joint RailwayThe station now called Heswall (on the Borderlands Line) was called Heswall Hills until 1973Huskisson1886Cheshire Lines CommitteeHuskisson Dock1956Liverpool Overhead RailwayHuyton Quarry18321958London and North Western RailwayJames Street1956Liverpool Overhead RailwayKew Gardens18871938Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction RailwayKirby Park18911954Birkenhead Joint RailwayKnotty Ash1960Cheshire Lines CommitteeLangton Dock1956Liverpool Overhead RailwayLinacre Road1951Lancashire and Yorkshire RailwayLiscard and Poulton1960Wirral RailwayLiverpool Central High Level18741972Cheshire Lines CommitteeLiverpool Crown Street18301836Liverpool and Manchester RailwayLiverpool Exchange18501977Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and East Lancashire RailwayJoint terminusLiverpool Riverside18951971Mersey Docks and Harbour BoardUsed by boat trains onlyLiverpool St James18741917Cheshire Lines CommitteeMiller's BridgeBefore 1851c.1876Liverpool, Crosby and Southport RailwayNelson Dock1956Liverpool Overhead RailwayOtterspool1951Cheshire Lines CommitteePier Head1956Liverpool Overhead RailwayPrinces Dock1956Liverpool Overhead RailwayRainford Village18581951St Helens RailwayRock Lane18461862Chester and Birkenhead RailwaySandon Dock18931896Liverpool Overhead RailwaySeacombe1960Wirral RailwaySeaforth Sands1956Liverpool Overhead RailwaySefton and Maghull1952Cheshire Lines CommitteeSefton Park18921960London and North Western RailwaySouthport Ash Street18871902West Lancashire RailwaySouthport Central18821901West Lancashire RailwaySouthport Eastbank Street18481851Liverpool, Crosby and Southport RailwayTemporary terminus. Replaced by Southport Chapel StreetSouthport London Street18551857Manchester and Southport RailwayServices transferred to Southport Chapel StreetSouthport Lord Street18841952Cheshire Lines CommitteeSt Luke's18831968Manchester and Southport RailwaySpellow1948London and North Western RailwaySpeke1930St Helens RailwaySt Helens Central19001952Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire RailwayStanley18701948London and North Western RailwayStoreton18961951Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay RailwayThurstaston1954Birkenhead Joint RailwayToxteth Dock1956Liverpool Overhead RailwayTranmere18461857Chester and Birkenhead RailwayAlso known as Lime Kiln Lane and St. Paul's Road.Tue Brook1948London and North Western RailwayWalton & Anfield1948London and North Western RailwayWalton on the Hill1918Cheshire Lines CommitteeWapping Dock1956Liverpool Overhead RailwayWarbreck1960Cheshire Lines CommitteeWarren18881915Seacombe Hoylake and Deeside Railway (Wirral Railway)Wavertree1958London and North Western RailwayWest Derby1960Cheshire Lines CommitteeWest Kirby (Birkenhead Joint branch station)18861956Birkenhead Joint RailwayWoodvale1952Cheshire Lines Committee

See also 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.

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