Birkenhead North railway station

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Birkenhead North
Location
Place	Birkenhead
Local authority	Wirral
Operations
Station code	BKN
Managed by	Merseyrail
Platforms in use	3
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2005/06 *	0.280 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Merseytravel
Zone	B1
History
1888 1938	Opened Electrified
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 North from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
UK Railways Portal

Birkenhead North railway station is situated in Birkenhead, Wirral, England. The station is situated on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network, close to the junction of the New Brighton and West Kirby branches. Birkenhead North TMD, situated just to the west of the station, is the main Traction Maintenance Depot for the Merseyrail fleet.

[edit] History

The station was built by the Wirral Railway in 1888, replacing their earlier terminus at Wallasey Bridge Road (a short distance away) which had opened in 1866. It was originally known as Birkenhead Docks. The Wirral Railway subsequently became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, who electrified the line through Birkenhead North in 1938, allowing through services to Liverpool via the Mersey Railway Tunnel.

[edit] Services

Trains operate every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime) to New Brighton and West Kirby and every 5-10 minutes via Hamilton Square to Liverpool. At other times, trains run every 30 minutes to New Brighton and West Kirby, and every 15 minutes to Liverpool.

[edit] External links

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

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