Merseyrail
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Merseyrail is a commuter rail network which serves Merseyside and adjacent areas of Cheshire and Lancashire. Merseyrail serves 69 stations, 67 of which it manages, across two lines – the Northern Line and the Wirral Line. The network uses 750 V DC third rail electrified lines having 75.0 miles (120.7 km) of routes, of which 6.5 miles (10.5 km) are underground. Since January 2023, Merseyrail commenced replacing its train fleet, withdrawing the Class 507 and 508 trains and introducing 53 new Class 777 trains. The network carried 25.5 million passengers in the 2022/2023 statistical period.
A Class 777 in service on the Wirral Line at Chester in 2024
A Class 507 at Bidston in 2023
A typical suburban Merseyrail totem at Old Roan station, marking an interchange with rail and bus services
Thatto Heath station is branded Merseyrail with trains operated by Northern.
Wirral line
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The Wirral line is one of two commuter rail routes operated by Merseyrail and centred on Merseyside, England, the other being the Northern line.
A Class 508 EMU on a Wirral line service at Liverpool Central prior to redevelopment.
Original Mersey Railway painted signage on Birkenhead Central station where the company had its head office.
An Illustrated London News illustration of the official opening of the Mersey Railway by the Prince of Wales on 20 January 1886.
A Mersey Railway electric multiple unit (EMU) having just departed from Birkenhead Park for Liverpool.