Rock Ferry railway station
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| Rock Ferry | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Rock Ferry |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Merseyrail |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Annual entry/exit 04/05 | 0.377 million ** |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | B |
| History | |
| 1891 1903 |
Opened Electrified |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| ** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Rock Ferry. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Rock Ferry railway station is situated in the Rock Ferry area of Birkenhead, Wirral, England. (The area takes its name from a former ferry service across the River Mersey to Liverpool.) The station is situated on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network. The disused Birkenhead Dock Branch line joins, with the mainline, at the station.
[edit] History
Rock Ferry station was opened in 1891 as the terminus of the Mersey Railway's line from Liverpool via the Mersey Railway Tunnel, when it was extended from its previous terminus at Green Lane station to the north. Electric train services began in 1903, when the line was electrified. It became part of the British Rail's Merseyrail network in the 1970s. Further electrification in the 1980s and 1990s allowed electric train services to be extended, first to Hooton in 1985, then to Chester in 1993 and finally Ellesmere Port in 1994.
[edit] Services
Trains operate every 15 minutes (all day, every day) in each direction. Northbound trains operate via Hamilton Square station and the Mersey Railway Tunnel to Liverpool. Southbound trains continue to Hooton, from where trains continue every 30 minutes to each of Chester and Ellesmere Port.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Rock Ferry railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Rock Ferry railway station from Multimap.com
- Station information from Merseyrail
- Diesel Locomotive no. 40 122 'D200' at Rock Ferry's Birkenhead Dock Branch platform.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bebington | Merseyrail Wirral Line |
Green Lane | ||
| Merseyrail Wirral Line Stations | |
|---|---|
| New Brighton Branch: | New Brighton Wallasey Grove Road Wallasey Village |
| West Kirby Branch: | West Kirby Hoylake Manor Road Meols Moreton Leasowe Bidston |
| Northern Branch: | Birkenhead North Birkenhead Park Conway Park |
| Liverpool Loop: | Hamilton Square James Street Moorfields Liverpool Lime Street Liverpool Central |
| Southern Branch: | Birkenhead Central Green Lane Rock Ferry Bebington Port Sunlight Spital Bromborough Rake Bromborough Eastham Rake Hooton |
| Chester Branch: | Capenhurst Bache Chester |
| Ellesmere Port Branch: | Little Sutton Overpool Ellesmere Port |
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