| Liverpool James Street | |
|---|---|
| James Street station entrance | |
| Location | |
| Place | Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Grid reference | SJ341902 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LVJ |
| Managed by | Merseyrail |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.196 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.209 million |
| 2006/07 * | 1.552 million |
| 2007/08 * | 1.953 million |
| 2008/09 * | 3.117 million |
| 2009/10 * | 3.365 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | C1 |
| History | |
| Original company | Mersey Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Mersey Railway |
| Post-grouping | Mersey Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| 1 February 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 estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Liverpool James Street from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
James Street (full name Liverpool James Street[1]) is a railway station located in the centre of Liverpool, England, and situated on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network. James Street is an underground station; access is via lift from James Street and, at peak times, via a tunnel from the India Buildings on Water Street.
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The station opened as the original terminus of Mersey Railway Tunnel in 1886. In 1892 the tunnel was extended to Liverpool Central station. By this time, there were trains from Liverpool to Birkenhead Park and Rock Ferry stations in Birkenhead. The line was electrified in 1903. Through trains to West Kirby and New Brighton commenced in 1938, when the former Wirral Railway routes were electrified. There were originally two platforms, either side of a twin-track tunnel.
In the 1970s, the station was rebuilt as part of the expansion of the Merseyrail network. A new single-track tunnel known as the Loop was constructed, from the Mersey Railway Tunnel via a new third platform at James Street, then Moorfields, Liverpool Lime Street and Liverpool Central, rejoining the Mersey Railway just to the east of James Street. This opened in 1977. Part of the original tunnel between Liverpool Central and James Street was used by the new Northern Line. The remaining part of that tunnel which is used by neither the Wirral Line nor Northern Lines was retained, to provide a connection between the two for moving empty electric trains between depots at Birkenhead North and Kirkdale. Of the original two platforms at James Street, only the westbound remains in regular use.
Until the mid-1990s James Street closed at 7pm; it now remains open throughout the evening.
James Street station has three platforms, although only two see regular use. Platforms 2 and 3 are situated on either side of the original Mersey Railway tunnel, and platform 1 in the newer tunnel on the loop line. Only platforms 1 and 3 are in regular use for the loop line, Platform 3 by trains westbound to the Wirral and Platform 1 by trains eastbound towards Liverpool. Platform 2, which is situated on the empty stock line opposite platform 3, is not normally used by passenger services having been closed off with the opening of the loop line.
The junction at the western end of the station (where the loop leaves the original line in order to pass through platform 1) is known as Mann Island Junction.[2]
Occasionally, the loop line may close to allow for maintenance to occur (such as the engineering works that took place between April and May 2007 and again in April/May 2009).[3][4] On these occasions, platform 2 is brought back into use to allow trains arriving from the Wirral to terminate and reverse there back onto the westbound line (either directly or via platform 3).
There are two entrances. The main entrance in James Street has lifts to reach the platforms from street level, whilst the Water Street entrance uses a combination of staircases and a ramp over 150 yards long which goes from ground level to just above the platforms. The Water Street entrance is only in use between 7am and 10am, then from 3pm to 6pm Monday to Friday.
Trains operate every five minutes (Monday-Saturday daytime) around the Liverpool city centre loop to Moorfields, Liverpool Lime Street and Liverpool Central. In the other direction, trains operate every five minutes to Hamilton Square, from where they continue every 15 minutes to each of New Brighton, West Kirby and Hooton. From Hooton, trains continue every 30 minutes to each of Chester and Ellesmere Port. At other times, trains operate every 30 minutes to each of the four destinations, giving a service every 5–10 minutes to Hamilton Square.
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| Hamilton Square | Merseyrail Wirral Line |
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On 26 February 2007, a £2 million package of improvements to the station received planning permission from Liverpool City Council.[5] Work on the street outside the station was carried out in 2007 and 2008, and internal work began on 13 February 2008. The station was fully reopened in May 2008.[6]
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