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 777 EMU on a Wirral line service preparing to depart Chester.
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.
Liverpool Lime Street is a railway station complex located on Lime Street, in Liverpool city centre, Merseyside, England. Although publicly a single and unified station, it is operationally divided in
Wirral line
…May 1994 with the start of electric services to Ellesmere Port. A total of 34 stations are served, with connections available to mainline services at Liverpool Lime Street, Bidston, Ellesmere Port and Chester. The line also connects with the Northern line of the Merseyrail network at Liverpool Central and Moorfields. The…
Station entrance on Lime Street
A period depiction of the original Lime Street station frontage, circa 1839
Inward view of Liverpool Lime Street station, 1959
The station's frontage seen in 2006, including the Concourse House tower block and a row of shops, which were demolished in 2009