List of underground stations of the Merseyrail network

This article lists the six underground stations and two below ground level stations of the Merseyrail network which is centred on Liverpool, England.

Underground stations

Coordinates	Station	Area	Photo	Platforms	Opened	Usage 2010/11 (million)[1]	Managed by	Line(s)	Zone
53°24′16″N 2°58′47″W / 53.4045°N 2.9797°W	Liverpool Central	Liverpool City Centre		3	1892 (Low level)	17.958	Merseyrail	Northern Wirral	C1
53°23′35″N 3°01′23″W / 53.393°N 3.023°W	Conway Park	Birkenhead		2	22 June 1998.[2]	1.724	Merseyrail	Wirral	B1
53°23′41″N 3°00′50″W / 53.3947°N 3.0139°W	Birkenhead Hamilton Square	Birkenhead		3	1 February 1886.[3]	2.507	Merseyrail	Wirral	B1
53°24′17″N 2°59′31″W / 53.4048°N 2.9919°W	James Street	Liverpool City Centre		3	1886	3.320	Merseyrail	Wirral	C1
53°24′27″N 2°58′42″W / 53.4075°N 2.9784°W	Liverpool Lime Street	Liverpool City Centre		1[note 1]	1836	11.812[note 2]	Merseyrail (Underground only)	Wirral	C1
53°24′31″N 2°59′21″W / 53.4086°N 2.9892°W	Moorfields	Liverpool City Centre		3	2 May 1977 (Northern Line)[4] 30 October 1977 (Wirral Line)[4]	4.637	Merseyrail	Northern Wirral	C1

Sub-surface stations - built in cuttings

Coordinates	Station	Area	Photo	Platforms	Opened	Usage 2010/11 (million)[1]	Managed by	Line(s)	Zones
53°23′20″N 3°01′08″W / 53.389°N 3.019°W	Birkenhead Central	Birkenhead Town Centre		2	1886	0.996	Merseyrail	Wirral	B1
53°22′59″N 3°00′58″W / 53.383°N 3.016°W	Green Lane	Tranmere		2	1886	0.693	Merseyrail	Wirral	B1

Former stations

Coordinates	Station	Area	Image	Platforms	Opened	Closed	Managed by
53°23′39″N 2°58′35″W / 53.3943°N 2.9764°W	St James	Toxteth	-	2	1 March 1874[5][6]	1 January 1917[5][6]	Cheshire Lines Committee

Notes

1. Underground station only. There are more platforms in the mainline station
2. Applies to the whole station, not just the underground.

References

1. "Office of Rail Regulation - Station Usage". Retrieved 17 March 2013.
2. "Conway Park station opens plus 'Smart' bus service". Wirral Globe. 1998-06-24. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 112. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
4. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 162. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
5. Butt (1995), p. 203.
6. Quick (2009), p. 249.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
• Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.