The Borderlands line, also known as the Bidston–Wrexham or Wrexham–Bidston line, is a railway line between Bidston on the Wirral Peninsula in England and Wrexham Central in the north-east of Wales. Passenger train services are part of the Wales & Borders franchise and are operated by Transport for Wales Rail. The line connects to the Merseyrail network at Bidston, the North Wales Coast Line at Shotton and the Shrewsbury–Chester line at Wrexham General. Parts of the line in Wales are used by freight trains, serving Deeside Industrial Park and the Hanson Cement works to the south of Buckley.
A Class 150 DMU on the Borderlands line near Bidston
Logo for the line displayed outside Wrexham General
British Rail Class 230 on test at Stourbridge Junction, were set to be introduced on the line by TfW
A Class 197 at Llandudno Junction, on the North Wales Coast Line, north-west Wales in October 2021
Bidston railway station serves the village of Bidston, Merseyside, England. The station is situated at a junction of the West Kirby branch of the Wirral line, which is part of the Merseyrail network; it also serves as the northern terminus for the Borderlands line from Wrexham Central, with services operated by Transport for Wales.
Bidston station in 2007, seen from the footbridge, facing west towards Leasowe
The station in 1961, facing towards Leasowe. The lines to the sidings and engine shed are in front of the signals to the left. Bidston Dee Junction signal box is behind the platform.
An Arriva Trains Wales service, waiting to depart to Wrexham General on platform 2.
