Rock Ferry railway station

Rock Ferry
507006 at Rock Ferry
Location
Place	Rock Ferry
Local authority	Wirral
Operations
Station code	RFY
Managed by	Merseyrail
Number of platforms	4
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.378 million
2005/06 *	0.396 million
2006/07 *	0.371 million
2007/08 *	0.399 million
2008/09 *	1.026 million
2009/10 *	0.953 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Merseytravel
Zone	B1
History
1891 1903	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 estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Rock Ferry from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Rock Ferry railway station is situated in the Rock Ferry area of Birkenhead, Wirral, England. It lies 4.5 miles (7 km) south west of Liverpool Lime Street on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network. The disused Birkenhead Dock Branch joins with the Wirral Line at the station.

History

Rock Ferry station was opened in 1891 as the terminus of the Mersey Railway's line from Liverpool via the Mersey Railway Tunnel, when it was extended from its previous terminus at Green Lane station to the north. Electric train services began in 1903, when the line was electrified. It became part of British Rail's Merseyrail network in the 1970s.

Further electrification in the 1980s and 1990s allowed electric train services to be extended, first to Hooton in 1985, then to Chester in 1993 and finally Ellesmere Port in 1994. In 2008 the station was the title of an album by British singer, Duffy. Recent refurbishment work has included the restoration of a building on the island platform and installation of a fully accessible toilet and waiting room. The booking hall and entrance have also benefited from improved security and lighting.

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.

External links

• Train times and station information for Rock Ferry railway station from National Rail
• Station information for Rock Ferry railway station from Merseyrail
• Photograph of diesel locomotive no. 40 122 (D200) at Rock Ferry in 1985

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bebington		Merseyrail Wirral Line		Green Lane
	Historical railways
Rock Lane Line open, station closed		GWR & LNWR Chester & Birkenhead Railway		Tranmere Line open, station closed