Birkenhead Central is a stop on the Merseyrail Wirral Line between
Hamilton Square and
Green Lane.
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Merseyrail Wirral Line) |
| Station code: |
BKC |
| Opened: |
1886 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened by the Mersey Railway in 1886 in a deep cutting and became the company's headquarters [1]. A depot and carriage shed was also built next to the station, these have now been closed. The station was refurbished in 2012 but still retains Mersey Railway branding.
The station retains a manned ticket office in the surface building, the platforms retain wooden canopies though also mixed with modern shelters and facilities. All services to Birkenhead Central are by Merseyrail with regular trains at up to fifteen minute intervals between
Liverpool and
Chester and
Ellesmere Port.
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| Merseyrail 507 008 arrives with a Liverpool bound service |
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| Platforms retain their canopies |
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| Station building |
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| Mersey Railway branding |
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| 508 127 heading South |
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| Waiting to go |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Chester to Birkenhead (Middleton Press, 2012) Fig. 82
