Green Lane is a stop on the Merseyrail Wirral Line in Tranmere, Birkenhead between
Rock Ferry and
Birkenhead Central.
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| Merseyrail 508 123 arrives at Green Lane |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Merseyrail Wirral Line) |
| Station code: |
GNL |
| Opened: |
1886 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened by the Mersey Railway in 1886 as it's terminus on the Wirral side of the line [1]. The station was built near the site of
Tranmere /
Lime Kiln Lane station which closed in 1857 [2]. The line was extended to
Rock Ferry a few years later. The line was electrified in 1903 with the help of
British Westinghouse.
The station is built in a deep cutting on a low level as it is on the approach to the Mersey Tunnel, and can be a bit gloomy. The overbridge at Green Lane could not be raised which is one of the reasons the LMS stuck with third rail and not overhead lines on the Mersey electrified network. Green Lane became part of the Merseyrail network in the 1970s.
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| Tunnels are at either end of the platforms |
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| View down the platform |
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| A Merseyrail train prepares to depart |
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| Platform shelter |
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| A footbridge allows interchange between the platforms |
[1] Jonathan Cadwallader & Martin Jenkins, Merseyside Electrics (Ian Allan, 2010) p. 77
[2] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Chester to Birkenhead (Middleton Press, 2012) Fig. 72
