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.
Merseyside is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Greater Manchester to the east, Cheshire to the south, the Welsh county of Flintshire across the Dee Estuary to the southwest, and the Irish Sea to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Liverpool.
Image: Pier Head, Liverpool geograph.org.uk 3059094
Image: Crosby Beach, Another Place geograph.org.uk 4943623 (cropped)
Image: Roman pavilion, Birkenhead Park 2019 2
Port of Liverpool docks, at Seaforth. Merseyside lies on the Mersey Estuary
