Birkenhead Central railway station

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Birkenhead Central
Location
Place	Birkenhead
Local authority	Wirral
Operations
Station code	BKC
Managed by	Merseyrail
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	0.411 million
2005/06 *	0.439 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Merseytravel
Zone	B1
History
1886	Opened
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Birkenhead Central from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
UK Railways Portal

Birkenhead Central is a railway station serving the town of Birkenhead, Wirral, England. Situated on the south side of Birkenhead town centre, it lies on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network. The station is in a deep cutting and reached by stairs down from the street level entrance.

[edit] History

Birkenhead Central station was opened in 1886 as part of the Mersey Railway's route from Liverpool, via the Mersey Railway Tunnel under the River Mersey. The station was the location of the Mersey Railway's headquarters.

[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] Gallery

Original Mersey Railway painted sign on Birkenhead Central station, the company's former headquarters

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Birkenhead Central railway station from National Rail
• Station information from Merseyrail

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