Birkenhead Central railway station

Birkenhead Central
Location
Place	Birkenhead
Local authority	Wirral
Operations
Station code	BKC
Managed by	Merseyrail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.411 million
2005/06 *	0.440 million
2006/07 *	0.427 million
2007/08 *	0.452 million
2008/09 *	1.032 million
2009/10 *	0.960 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 estimated 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. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

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.

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. The station platforms will be refurbished and it is due to be completed in early 2012.

Services

Trains operate every 15 minutes between Chester and Liverpool on weekdays and Saturdays until late evening when the service becomes half-hourly, as it is on Sundays. Additionally there is a half-hourly service between Liverpool and Ellesmere Port all day, every day. Northbound trains operate via Hamilton Square station in Birkenhead and the Mersey Railway Tunnel to Liverpool. Southbound trains all proceed as far as Hooton, where the lines to Chester and Ellesmere Port divide.

Gallery

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

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  View northward, towards Birkenhead (Hamilton Square) and Liverpool in 1961

External links

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Green Lane		Merseyrail Wirral Line		Hamilton Square