Birkenhead North railway station
Railway station on the West Kirby & New Brighton branches of the Wirral line in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Birkenhead North railway station serves the town of Birkenhead, in Merseyside, England. The station is situated on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network, close to the junction of the New Brighton and West Kirby branches. Birkenhead North TMD, situated just to the west of the station, is the main traction maintenance depot for the Merseyrail fleet.
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General information | |
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Location | Birkenhead, Wirral England |
Coordinates | 53.405°N 3.057°W / 53.405; -3.057 |
Grid reference | SJ298902 |
Managed by | Merseyrail |
Transit authority | Merseytravel |
Platforms | 3 (only 2 see regular use) |
Other information | |
Station code | BKN |
Fare zone | B1 |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Original company | Hoylake Railway |
Pre-grouping | Wirral Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
2 January 1888 | Opened as Birkenhead Docks[1] |
1926 | Renamed Birkenhead North |
1938 | Electrified |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.921 million |
Interchange | 117,198 |
2019/20 | 1.074 million |
Interchange | 124,556 |
2020/21 | 0.298 million |
Interchange | 32,163 |
2021/22 | 0.681 million |
Interchange | 68,755 |
2022/23 | 0.878 million |
Interchange | 71,783 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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