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class="infobox-data">Liverpool City Region and surrounding areas</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Locale</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_City_Region" title="Liverpool City Region">Liverpool City Region</a> (<a href="/wiki/Merseyside" title="Merseyside">Merseyside</a> and <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Halton" title="Borough of Halton">Halton</a>)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Cheshire" title="Cheshire">Cheshire</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Transit type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Commuter_rail" title="Commuter rail">Commuter rail</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of lines</th><td class="infobox-data">2 (plus main line commuter services)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of stations</th><td class="infobox-data">69 (67 managed<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Annual ridership</th><td class="infobox-data">28.3 million (2023/2024)<sup id="cite_ref-orr2324_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-orr2324-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Chief executive</th><td class="infobox-data">Neil Grabham<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">Rail House, Liverpool</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.merseyrail.org/">www<wbr />.merseyrail<wbr />.org</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1922100#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">Operation</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Began operation</th><td class="infobox-data">1886 as the Mersey Railway, 1977 as expanded Merseyrail</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operator(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Merseyrail Electrics 2002 (<a href="/wiki/Serco" title="Serco">Serco</a> and <a href="/wiki/Transport_UK_Group" title="Transport UK Group">Transport UK Group</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Infrastructure manager(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Network_Rail" title="Network Rail">Network Rail</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Character</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Commuter_rail" title="Commuter rail">Commuter rail</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Rail" title="National Rail">National Rail</a> <a href="/wiki/Passenger_rail_franchising_in_Great_Britain" title="Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain">franchise</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of vehicles</th><td class="infobox-data">57</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Train length</th><td class="infobox-data">3 or 4 cars, 6 or 8 cars during peak times</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Headway" title="Headway">Headway</a></th><td class="infobox-data">15 minutes (general), 5 minutes (central sections), 30 minutes (Ellesmere Port branch, general in evenings and on Sundays)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">Technical</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Track_gauge" title="Track gauge">Track gauge</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac 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data-sort-value="7002750000000000000♠"></span>750 V DC</span></a> <a href="/wiki/Third_rail" title="Third rail">third rail</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 0px;"><table style="width:100%; margin:0; border:none;" class="collapsible show"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #efefef;" class="infobox-header"><th style="text-align: center;">System map</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Merseyrail_Map_-_2024.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Merseyrail_Map_-_2024.svg/220px-Merseyrail_Map_-_2024.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="208" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Merseyrail_Map_-_2024.svg/330px-Merseyrail_Map_-_2024.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Merseyrail_Map_-_2024.svg/440px-Merseyrail_Map_-_2024.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="740" data-file-height="700" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Merseyrail</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Commuter_rail" title="Commuter rail">commuter rail</a> network which serves <a href="/wiki/Merseyside" title="Merseyside">Merseyside</a> and adjacent areas of <a href="/wiki/Cheshire" title="Cheshire">Cheshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a> in the <a href="/wiki/North_West_England" title="North West England">Northwest of England</a>. Merseyrail serves 69 <a href="/wiki/Railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Railway station">stations</a>, 67 of which it manages,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> across two lines – the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Line_(Merseyrail)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Line (Merseyrail)">Northern Line</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Wirral_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="Wirral Line">Wirral Line</a>. The network uses <a href="/wiki/List_of_railway_electrification_systems#750_V_DC_conductor" title="List of railway electrification systems"><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7002750000000000000♠"></span>750 V DC</span></a> <a href="/wiki/Third_rail" title="Third rail">third rail</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_507" title="British Rail Class 507">Class 507</a> and <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_508" title="British Rail Class 508">508</a> trains and introducing 53 new <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_777" title="British Rail Class 777">Class 777</a> trains.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-orr20222_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-orr20222-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The network carried 28.3 million passengers in the 2023/2024 statistical period.<sup id="cite_ref-orr2324_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-orr2324-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The concession to operate Merseyrail is held by Merseyrail Electrics 2002, a joint venture between <a href="/wiki/Serco" title="Serco">Serco</a> and <a href="/wiki/Transport_UK_Group" title="Transport UK Group">Transport UK Group</a> (formerly <a href="/wiki/Abellio_(transport_company)" title="Abellio (transport company)">Abellio UK</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The concession is awarded by the <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_City_Region_Combined_Authority" title="Liverpool City Region Combined Authority">Liverpool City Region Combined Authority</a> and is overseen by <a href="/wiki/Merseytravel" title="Merseytravel">Merseytravel</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Passenger_transport_executive" title="Passenger transport executive">passenger transport executive</a> which co-ordinates public transport across the <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_City_Region" title="Liverpool City Region">Liverpool City Region</a>. Merseyrail branding and ticketing is also applied to stations on the <a href="/wiki/City_Line_(Merseytravel)" title="City Line (Merseytravel)">City Line</a>, which are within the Liverpool City Region but do not form part of the Merseyrail concession. </p><p>Merseyrail was established in 1977, when existing railway lines were connected by constructing new tunnels under <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_city_centre" title="Liverpool city centre">Liverpool city centre</a> and <a href="/wiki/Birkenhead" title="Birkenhead">Birkenhead</a>. The network has since been extended at its peripheries, primarily by electrifying existing lines and transferring the electrified sections into Merseyrail. New stations have also been opened. Seven of the Class 777 trains can operate using batteries, which has allowed the Northern Line to extend beyond the electrified track at <a href="/wiki/Kirkby_railway_station" title="Kirkby railway station">Kirkby</a> to a new terminus at <a href="/wiki/Headbolt_Lane_railway_station" title="Headbolt Lane railway station">Headbolt Lane</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Merseyrail has its origins in the underground <a href="/wiki/Mersey_Railway" title="Mersey Railway">Mersey Railway</a> of 1886, which forms the core, being the world's second underground passenger railway after the 1863 <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Railway" title="Metropolitan Railway">Metropolitan Railway</a>, now a part of <a href="/wiki/London_Underground" title="London Underground">London Underground</a>. 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1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Earlestown_railway_station" title="Earlestown railway station">Earlestown</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:68.889%;left:56.714%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Huyton"><img alt="Huyton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Huyton_railway_station" title="Huyton railway station">Huyton</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:59.333%;left:72.857%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="St Helens Central"><img alt="St Helens Central" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/St_Helens_Central_railway_station" title="St Helens Central railway station">St Helens Central</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:72.889%;left:92.429%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Warrington Central"><img alt="Warrington Central" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Warrington_Central_railway_station" title="Warrington Central railway station">Warrington Central</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:74.222%;left:91%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Warrington Bank Quay"><img alt="Warrington Bank Quay" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Warrington_Bank_Quay_railway_station" title="Warrington Bank Quay railway station">Warrington Bank Quay</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:39.333%;left:86.857%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Wigan North Western"><img alt="Wigan North Western" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Wigan_North_Western_railway_station" title="Wigan North Western railway station">Wigan North Western</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:77.111%;left:8%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="West Kirby"><img alt="West Kirby" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/West_Kirby_railway_station" title="West Kirby railway station">West<br />Kirby</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:62.889%;left:27.286%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="New Brighton"><img alt="New Brighton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/New_Brighton_railway_station" title="New Brighton railway station">New Brighton</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:97.333%;left:49.143%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Ellesmere Port"><img alt="Ellesmere Port" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ellesmere_Port_railway_station" title="Ellesmere Port railway station">Ellesmere Port</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:98.889%;left:38.571%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Chester"><img alt="Chester" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Map_arrow_black_se.svg/8px-Map_arrow_black_se.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Map_arrow_black_se.svg/12px-Map_arrow_black_se.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Map_arrow_black_se.svg/16px-Map_arrow_black_se.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chester_railway_station" title="Chester railway station">Chester</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:36.889%;left:24.143%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Formby"><img alt="Formby" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Formby_railway_station" title="Formby railway station">Formby</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:16.222%;left:34%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Southport"><img alt="Southport" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Southport_railway_station" title="Southport railway station">Southport</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:33.556%;left:51.286%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Ormskirk"><img alt="Ormskirk" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Ormskirk_railway_station" title="Ormskirk railway station">Ormskirk</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:50.889%;left:50.571%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Headbolt Lane"><img alt="Headbolt Lane" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Headbolt_Lane_railway_station" title="Headbolt Lane railway station">Headbolt Lane</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:79.778%;left:54.857%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="     Hunts Cross"><img alt="     Hunts Cross" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><span class="nowrap">     <a href="/wiki/Hunts_Cross_railway_station" title="Hunts Cross railway station">Hunts Cross</a></span></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Merseyrail_map_2010.svg" title="File:Merseyrail map 2010.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Geographic map of the Merseyrail network, City Line, and minor routes. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 9em;"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-line mw-no-invert" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.67em; height: 0; border-style: none; border-top: 2px dotted black;border-top:2px solid #2568c2;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Northern_line_(Merseyrail)" title="Northern line (Merseyrail)">Northern line</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-line mw-no-invert" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.67em; height: 0; border-style: none; border-top: 2px dotted black;border-top:2px solid #2bb330;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Wirral_line" title="Wirral line">Wirral line</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-line mw-no-invert" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.67em; height: 0; border-style: none; border-top: 2px dotted black;border-top:2px solid #f01212;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/City_Line_(Merseytravel)" title="City Line (Merseytravel)">MT City Lines</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-line mw-no-invert" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.67em; height: 0; border-style: none; border-top: 2px dotted black;border-top:4px solid #000000;"> </span> Primary route</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-line mw-no-invert" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.67em; height: 0; border-style: none; border-top: 2px dotted black;border-top:2px solid #404040;"> </span> Secondary route</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-line mw-no-invert" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.67em; height: 0; border-style: none; border-top: 2px dotted black;border-top:1px solid #787878;"> </span> Rural route</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-line mw-no-invert" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.67em; height: 0; border-style: none; border-top: 2px dotted black;border-top:2px solid #b4b4b4;"> </span> Goods line</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-line mw-no-invert" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.67em; height: 0; border-style: none; border-top: 2px dotted black;border-top:1px solid #d8a000;"> </span> Disused line</div> </div></div></div></div> <p>The self-contained network is operated by Merseyrail Electrics 2002, a 50:50 joint venture between <a href="/wiki/Serco" title="Serco">Serco</a> and <a href="/wiki/Transport_UK_Group" title="Transport UK Group">Transport UK Group</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Northern_Line_(Merseyrail)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Line (Merseyrail)">Northern Line</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Wirral_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="Wirral Line">Wirral Line</a> compose the electric third-rail part of the network, which has service frequencies of 15<span class="nowrap"> </span>minutes in outlying areas converging to rapid transit frequencies in central sections. The lines are electrified throughout using a <a href="/wiki/List_of_railway_electrification_systems#750_V_DC_conductor" title="List of railway electrification systems"><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7002750000000000000♠"></span>750 V DC</span></a> <a href="/wiki/Third_rail" title="Third rail">third rail</a> system, with the exception of the <a href="/wiki/Headbolt_Lane_railway_station" title="Headbolt Lane railway station">Headbolt Lane</a> line past <a href="/wiki/Fazakerley_railway_station" title="Fazakerley railway station">Fazakerley</a>. Trains on the Northern Line and Wirral Line cover the Liverpool City Region. The total route length of the two lines is 120.7 km (75.0 miles),<sup id="cite_ref-orr20222_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-orr20222-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> accommodating 67 stations.<sup id="cite_ref-orr20222_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-orr20222-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lines connect Liverpool city centre with cities and towns on the outer reaches of the city region, such as <a href="/wiki/Southport" title="Southport">Southport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chester" title="Chester">Chester</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ormskirk" title="Ormskirk">Ormskirk</a>. Frequent intermediate stops serve other sections of the urban area. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/City_Line_(Merseytravel)" title="City Line (Merseytravel)">City Line</a>, marked red on the map, is operated primarily by <a href="/wiki/Northern_Trains" title="Northern Trains">Northern</a> with funding from <a href="/wiki/Merseytravel" title="Merseytravel">Merseytravel</a>. The City Line is mainly electrified with one branch, the Liverpool to Manchester line via Warrington, operated by diesel trains.<sup id="cite_ref-www.northernrail.org_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-www.northernrail.org-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-railengineer20121128_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-railengineer20121128-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unlike similar networks in the UK, Merseyrail infrastructure is owned and maintained at a national level by <a href="/wiki/Network_Rail" title="Network Rail">Network Rail</a>. As a self-contained system serving a single City Region, the Northern and Wirral Lines are exempt from the national rail franchising structure, which is instead the responsibility of local government. The City Line, which shares infrastructure with regional and high-speed services and trains with neighbouring mainline commuter services (particularly that of <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a>), is not part of this exemption. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Old_Roan_railway_station_sign_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A station sign with a large yellow 'M' logo and the name 'Old Roan' underneath. Icons mark rail and bus services." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Old_Roan_railway_station_sign_%281%29.jpg/170px-Old_Roan_railway_station_sign_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Old_Roan_railway_station_sign_%281%29.jpg/255px-Old_Roan_railway_station_sign_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Old_Roan_railway_station_sign_%281%29.jpg/340px-Old_Roan_railway_station_sign_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3240" data-file-height="4320" /></a><figcaption>A typical suburban Merseyrail totem at <a href="/wiki/Old_Roan_railway_station" title="Old Roan railway station">Old Roan station</a>, marking an interchange with rail and bus services</figcaption></figure> <p>The three lines interchange as follows: </p> <ul><li>Northern and City Line services interchange at <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_South_Parkway_railway_station" title="Liverpool South Parkway railway station">Liverpool South Parkway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hunts_Cross_railway_station" title="Hunts Cross railway station">Hunts Cross</a> in the south of the city.</li> <li>Wirral and City Lines interchange at <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Lime_Street_railway_station" title="Liverpool Lime Street railway station">Lime Street</a> in the city centre.</li> <li>Northern and Wirral Lines interchange at <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Central_railway_station" title="Liverpool Central railway station">Liverpool Central</a> and <a href="/wiki/Moorfields_railway_station" title="Moorfields railway station">Moorfields</a> in the city centre.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Northern_Line">Northern Line</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Northern Line"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Northern_line_(Merseyrail)" title="Northern line (Merseyrail)">Northern line (Merseyrail)</a></div> <p><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Merseyrail_Northern_Line_Signage_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Merseyrail_Northern_Line_Signage_Logo.svg/220px-Merseyrail_Northern_Line_Signage_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Merseyrail_Northern_Line_Signage_Logo.svg/330px-Merseyrail_Northern_Line_Signage_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Merseyrail_Northern_Line_Signage_Logo.svg/440px-Merseyrail_Northern_Line_Signage_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="283" data-file-height="71" /></a></span> </p><p>The Northern Line is shown in blue on the Merseyrail<sup id="cite_ref-:1_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Merseytravel<sup id="cite_ref-:2_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> maps and denoted by the above wordmark on underground stations. Services operate on three main routes: from Hunts Cross in the south of Liverpool to <a href="/wiki/Southport_railway_station" title="Southport railway station">Southport</a> via the <i>Link</i> tunnel from <a href="/wiki/Brunswick_railway_station" title="Brunswick railway station">Brunswick station</a> through central Liverpool, from Liverpool Central to <a href="/wiki/Ormskirk_railway_station" title="Ormskirk railway station">Ormskirk</a>, and from Liverpool Central to Headbolt lane via Kirkby. Each route operates a train every 15<span class="nowrap"> </span>minutes from Monday to Saturday, giving a frequent interval between trains on the central section. Some additional trains run at peak hours on the Southport line. </p><p>On matchdays at <a href="/wiki/Everton_F.C." title="Everton F.C.">Everton F.C.</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Goodison_Park" title="Goodison Park">Goodison Park</a> and <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool F.C.</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Anfield" title="Anfield">Anfield</a>, Northern Line services connect with the <i>SoccerBus</i> service at <a href="/wiki/Sandhills_railway_station" title="Sandhills railway station">Sandhills</a> station to transport fans to the stadia. Bus departures are at frequent intervals from Sandhills station with ticketing to combine both modes of travel. <a href="/wiki/Kirkdale_railway_station" title="Kirkdale railway station">Kirkdale</a> station is within walking distance of Goodison Park. </p><p>Connections to non-Merseyrail services are available at: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Southport_railway_station" title="Southport railway station">Southport</a> to <a href="/wiki/Wigan_Wallgate_railway_station" title="Wigan Wallgate railway station">Wigan Wallgate</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Airport_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester Airport railway station">Manchester Airport</a>;</li> <li>Liverpool South Parkway for services operated by <a href="/wiki/London_Northwestern_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="London Northwestern Railway">London Northwestern Railway</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Midlands_Railway" title="East Midlands Railway">East Midlands Railway</a>, <a href="/wiki/TransPennine_Express" title="TransPennine Express">TransPennine Express</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northern_(train_operating_company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern (train operating company)">Northern</a> serving <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Oxford_Road_railway_station" title="Manchester Oxford Road railway station">Manchester Oxford Road</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_North_railway_station" title="Blackpool North railway station">Blackpool North</a> and various destinations within <a href="/wiki/Yorkshire" title="Yorkshire">Yorkshire</a> and the <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(region)" title="West Midlands (region)">West Midlands</a>;</li> <li>Hunts Cross to <a href="/wiki/Warrington_Central_railway_station" title="Warrington Central railway station">Warrington Central</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Oxford_Road_railway_station" title="Manchester Oxford Road railway station">Manchester Oxford Road</a>;</li> <li>Ormskirk to <a href="/wiki/Preston_railway_station" title="Preston railway station">Preston</a>;</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Headbolt_Lane_railway_station" title="Headbolt Lane railway station">Headbolt Lane</a> to Wigan Wallgate and <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Victoria_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester Victoria railway station">Manchester Victoria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-merseyrail_history_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-merseyrail_history-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wirral_Line">Wirral Line</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Wirral Line"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Wirral_line" title="Wirral line">Wirral line</a></div> <p><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Merseyrail_Wirral_Line_Signage_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Merseyrail_Wirral_Line_Signage_Logo.svg/187px-Merseyrail_Wirral_Line_Signage_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="187" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Merseyrail_Wirral_Line_Signage_Logo.svg/281px-Merseyrail_Wirral_Line_Signage_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Merseyrail_Wirral_Line_Signage_Logo.svg/374px-Merseyrail_Wirral_Line_Signage_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="241" data-file-height="71" /></a></span> </p><p>The Wirral Line is shown in green on the Merseyrail<sup id="cite_ref-:1_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Merseytravel<sup id="cite_ref-:2_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> maps and denoted by the above wordmark on underground stations. Services operate from the four terminus stations of: <a href="/wiki/Chester_railway_station" title="Chester railway station">Chester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ellesmere_Port_railway_station" title="Ellesmere Port railway station">Ellesmere Port</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Brighton_railway_station" title="New Brighton railway station">New Brighton</a> and <a href="/wiki/West_Kirby_railway_station" title="West Kirby railway station">West Kirby</a>. Each service from one of these the terminus stations runs through <a href="/wiki/Birkenhead_Hamilton_Square_railway_station" title="Birkenhead Hamilton Square railway station">Birkenhead Hamilton Square</a> underground station in <a href="/wiki/Birkenhead" title="Birkenhead">Birkenhead</a>, then through the Mersey Railway Tunnel, continuing around the single track underground loop tunnel under Liverpool's city centre. Trains head back into the Mersey Railway Tunnel to return to one of the four terminus stations. </p><p>Monday-Saturday services are every 15<span class="nowrap"> </span>minutes to/from Liverpool to Chester, New Brighton and West Kirby, and every 30<span class="nowrap"> </span>minutes to/from Ellesmere Port (Monday–Sunday). These combine to give a service at least every five minutes from Birkenhead Hamilton Square and around the loop under Liverpool's city centre.<sup id="cite_ref-merseyrail_history_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-merseyrail_history-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Connections to non-Merseyrail services are available at: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bidston_railway_station" title="Bidston railway station">Bidston</a> on the West Kirby branch for the <a href="/wiki/Borderlands_line" title="Borderlands line">Borderlands line</a> to <a href="/wiki/Wrexham_Central_railway_station" title="Wrexham Central railway station">Wrexham</a>, operated by <a href="/wiki/Transport_for_Wales_Rail" title="Transport for Wales Rail">Transport for Wales</a>;</li> <li>Chester to Crewe and London Euston, Wrexham and Shrewsbury, the North Wales Coast line to Llandudno and <a href="/wiki/Holyhead_railway_station" title="Holyhead railway station">Holyhead</a>, and to <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Piccadilly_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester Piccadilly railway station">Manchester</a> either via Warrington or via Northwich and Knutsford;</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellesmere_Port_railway_station" title="Ellesmere Port railway station">Ellesmere Port</a> for an infrequent service to and from <a href="/wiki/Warrington_Bank_Quay_railway_station" title="Warrington Bank Quay railway station">Warrington</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-merseyrail_history_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-merseyrail_history-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Liverpool Lime Street for intercity and regional trains to London Euston, Manchester, Birmingham, Wigan, Scotland, the Midlands and Wales.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="City_Line">City Line</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: City Line"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/City_Line_(Merseytravel)" title="City Line (Merseytravel)">City Line (Merseytravel)</a></div> <p><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Merseyrail_City_Line_Signage_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Merseyrail_City_Line_Signage_Logo.svg/214px-Merseyrail_City_Line_Signage_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="214" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Merseyrail_City_Line_Signage_Logo.svg/321px-Merseyrail_City_Line_Signage_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Merseyrail_City_Line_Signage_Logo.svg/428px-Merseyrail_City_Line_Signage_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="276" data-file-height="71" /></a></span> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Thatto_Heath_railway_station_(geograph_3795543).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Thatto_Heath_railway_station_%28geograph_3795543%29.jpg/220px-Thatto_Heath_railway_station_%28geograph_3795543%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Thatto_Heath_railway_station_%28geograph_3795543%29.jpg/330px-Thatto_Heath_railway_station_%28geograph_3795543%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Thatto_Heath_railway_station_%28geograph_3795543%29.jpg/440px-Thatto_Heath_railway_station_%28geograph_3795543%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a><figcaption>Thatto Heath station is branded Merseyrail with trains operated by Northern.</figcaption></figure> <p>The City Line is the brand name used by Merseytravel on services out of the mainline platforms of Liverpool Lime Street railway station to 26 stations on its sponsored network, and cross-boundary destinations outside of the Liverpool City Region. Merseytravel has policies in place to improve the service frequency, new services and to invest on the City Line. Despite the City Line being operated by other train operators than Merseyrail, it is marketed and branded as <i>Merseyrail</i> to meet the <a href="/wiki/Passenger_transport_executive" title="Passenger transport executive">passenger transport executive</a>'s aims to provide the network with a local identity and shared fare and ticketing structures.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LCR_Strategic_Rail_Study_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LCR_Strategic_Rail_Study-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rail_Professional_Merseyrail_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rail_Professional_Merseyrail-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The line is depicted on signage and maps using the colour red and the above word mark.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unlike the Northern and Wirral lines, the City Line is not operated by the Serco-Transport UK Group joint venture.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The City Line covers the Liverpool City Region sections of the <a href="/wiki/Crewe%E2%80%93Liverpool_line" title="Crewe–Liverpool line">Crewe–Liverpool line</a>, the two <a href="/wiki/Liverpool%E2%80%93Manchester_lines" title="Liverpool–Manchester lines">Liverpool–Manchester lines</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Liverpool%E2%80%93Wigan_line" title="Liverpool–Wigan line">Liverpool–Wigan line</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Rail_Professional_Merseyrail_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rail_Professional_Merseyrail-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two services are not electrified, the Manchester via Warrington Central and Chester via Runcorn. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Northern_Trains" title="Northern Trains">Northern</a> mainly operate the City Line with additional services operated by <a href="/wiki/TransPennine_Express" title="TransPennine Express">TransPennine Express</a>, <a href="/wiki/Avanti_West_Coast" title="Avanti West Coast">Avanti West Coast</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Midlands_Railway" title="East Midlands Railway">East Midlands Railway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Transport_for_Wales_Rail" title="Transport for Wales Rail">Transport for Wales</a>, and <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Trains" title="West Midlands Trains">West Midlands Trains</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Merseyrail" title="History of Merseyrail">History of Merseyrail</a></div> <p>The <i>History of Merseyrail</i> dates back to the 19th century, with the original formation of the <a href="/wiki/Mersey_Railway" title="Mersey Railway">Mersey Railway</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Mersey_Railway_Tunnel" class="mw-redirect" title="Mersey Railway Tunnel">Mersey Railway Tunnel</a>, among the first underground railway tunnels.<sup id="cite_ref-merseyrail_history_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-merseyrail_history-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The modern Merseyrail network was developed in the 1970s from lines that were previously owned by several different railway companies. The <a href="/wiki/Beeching_axe" class="mw-redirect" title="Beeching axe">Beeching axe</a> during the early 1960s closed key routes in and around Liverpool, with the council proposing an alternate strategy and advocating the preservation of suburban services integrated into a new regional electrified rapid-transit network. The network underwent a period of electrification and expansion, becoming a single network in 1977, with a major project being the Loop and Link line, creating a continuous underground route through Liverpool city centre.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Over the years, several new stations such as <a href="/wiki/Conway_Park_railway_station" title="Conway Park railway station">Conway Park</a> in 1998 and <a href="/wiki/Maghull_North_railway_station" title="Maghull North railway station">Maghull North</a> in 2017 have been added to the network. Most recently in 2023, <a href="/wiki/Headbolt_Lane_railway_station" title="Headbolt Lane railway station">Headbolt Lane</a> has opened and is served on the network by battery-electric trains.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Various proposals have been suggested on how to further expand the network, including beyond the Liverpool City Region area. <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_City_Region_Combined_Authority" title="Liverpool City Region Combined Authority">Liverpool City Region Combined Authority</a> announced in August 2019 that it was planning to use part of a £172<span class="nowrap"> </span>million funding package to reopen <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_St_James_railway_station" title="Liverpool St James railway station">St James Station</a> in Liverpool City Centre,<sup id="cite_ref-Echo_Aug_19_Reopening_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Echo_Aug_19_Reopening-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> officially confirmed as <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Baltic_railway_station" title="Liverpool Baltic railway station">Liverpool Baltic</a> station following a public vote in April 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Services">Services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output 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the system is tightly integrated with Merseytravel's City Region-wide pass system, which also encompasses the <a href="/wiki/Mersey_Ferry" title="Mersey Ferry">Mersey Ferries</a> and city and regional bus networks. Merseytravel's smart ticketing is via the local <a href="/wiki/Merseytravel#Ticketing" title="Merseytravel">MetroCard</a> <a href="/wiki/Transit_pass#United_Kingdom" title="Transit pass">smartcard</a> system, including Merseyrail travel.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Typical weekday off-peak service on the Merseyrail-run Northern and Wirral Lines, as of May 2023<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, is as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Northern Line </th></tr> <tr> <th>Route</th> <th><abbr title="trains per hour">tph</abbr></th> <th>Calling at </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hunts_Cross_railway_station" title="Hunts Cross railway station">Hunts Cross</a> to <a href="/wiki/Southport_railway_station" title="Southport railway station">Southport</a></td> <td>4</td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r979066050">.mw-parser-output ul.cslist,.mw-parser-output ul.sslist{margin:0;padding:0;display:inline-block;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output ul.cslist-embedded{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .cslist li,.mw-parser-output .sslist li{margin:0;padding:0 0.25em 0 0;display:inline-block}.mw-parser-output .cslist li:after{content:", "}.mw-parser-output .sslist li:after{content:"; "}.mw-parser-output .cslist li:last-child:after,.mw-parser-output .sslist li:last-child:after{content:none}</style><ul class="cslist"><li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_South_Parkway_railway_station" title="Liverpool South Parkway railway station">Liverpool South Parkway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cressington_railway_station" title="Cressington railway station">Cressington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aigburth_railway_station" title="Aigburth railway station">Aigburth</a>, <a href="/wiki/St_Michaels_railway_station" title="St Michaels railway station">St Michaels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brunswick_railway_station" title="Brunswick railway station">Brunswick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Central_railway_station" title="Liverpool Central railway station">Liverpool Central</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moorfields_railway_station" title="Moorfields railway station">Moorfields</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sandhills_railway_station" title="Sandhills railway station">Sandhills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bank_Hall_railway_station" title="Bank Hall railway station">Bank Hall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bootle_Oriel_Road_railway_station" title="Bootle Oriel Road railway station">Bootle Oriel Road</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bootle_New_Strand_railway_station" title="Bootle New Strand railway station">Bootle New Strand</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seaforth_%26_Litherland_railway_station" title="Seaforth & Litherland railway station">Seaforth & Litherland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waterloo_railway_station_(Merseyside)" title="Waterloo railway station (Merseyside)">Waterloo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blundellsands_%26_Crosby_railway_station" title="Blundellsands & Crosby railway station">Blundellsands & Crosby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hall_Road_railway_station" title="Hall Road railway station">Hall Road</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hightown_railway_station" title="Hightown railway station">Hightown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Formby_railway_station" title="Formby railway station">Formby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Freshfield_railway_station" title="Freshfield railway station">Freshfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ainsdale_railway_station" title="Ainsdale railway station">Ainsdale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hillside_railway_station" title="Hillside railway station">Hillside</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birkdale_railway_station" title="Birkdale railway station">Birkdale</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Liverpool Central to <a href="/wiki/Ormskirk_railway_station" title="Ormskirk railway station">Ormskirk</a></td> <td>4</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r979066050"><ul class="cslist"><li>Moorfields, Sandhills, <a href="/wiki/Kirkdale_railway_station" title="Kirkdale railway station">Kirkdale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walton_railway_station_(Merseyside)" title="Walton railway station (Merseyside)">Walton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orrell_Park_railway_station" title="Orrell Park railway station">Orrell Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aintree_railway_station" title="Aintree railway station">Aintree</a>, <a href="/wiki/Old_Roan_railway_station" title="Old Roan railway station">Old Roan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maghull_railway_station" title="Maghull railway station">Maghull</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maghull_North_railway_station" title="Maghull North railway station">Maghull North</a>, <a href="/wiki/Town_Green_railway_station" title="Town Green railway station">Town Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aughton_Park_railway_station" title="Aughton Park railway station">Aughton Park</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Liverpool Central to <a href="/wiki/Headbolt_Lane_railway_station" title="Headbolt Lane railway station">Headbolt Lane</a></td> <td>4</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r979066050"><ul class="cslist"><li>Moorfields, Sandhills, Kirkdale, <a href="/wiki/Rice_Lane_railway_station" title="Rice Lane railway station">Rice Lane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fazakerley_railway_station" title="Fazakerley railway station">Fazakerley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirkby_railway_station" title="Kirkby railway station">Kirkby</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">Wirral Line </th></tr> <tr> <th>Route</th> <th><abbr title="trains per hour">tph</abbr></th> <th>Calling at </th></tr> <tr> <td>Liverpool Central to <a href="/wiki/New_Brighton_railway_station" title="New Brighton railway station">New Brighton</a></td> <td>4</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r979066050"><ul class="cslist"><li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Lime_Street_railway_station" title="Liverpool Lime Street railway station">Liverpool Lime Street</a> (Liverpool-bound only), <a href="/wiki/Moorfields_railway_station" title="Moorfields railway station">Moorfields</a> (Liverpool-bound only), <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_James_Street_railway_station" title="Liverpool James Street railway station">Liverpool James Street</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birkenhead_Hamilton_Square_railway_station" title="Birkenhead Hamilton Square railway station">Birkenhead Hamilton Square</a>, <a href="/wiki/Conway_Park_railway_station" title="Conway Park railway station">Conway Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birkenhead_Park_railway_station" title="Birkenhead Park railway station">Birkenhead Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birkenhead_North_railway_station" title="Birkenhead North railway station">Birkenhead North</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wallasey_Village_railway_station" title="Wallasey Village railway station">Wallasey Village</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wallasey_Grove_Road_railway_station" title="Wallasey Grove Road railway station">Wallasey Grove Road</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Liverpool Central to <a href="/wiki/West_Kirby_railway_station" title="West Kirby railway station">West Kirby</a></td> <td>4</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r979066050"><ul class="cslist"><li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Lime_Street_railway_station" title="Liverpool Lime Street railway station">Liverpool Lime Street</a> (Liverpool-bound only), <a href="/wiki/Moorfields_railway_station" title="Moorfields railway station">Moorfields</a> (Liverpool-bound only), Liverpool James Street, Birkenhead Hamilton Square, Conway Park, Birkenhead Park, Birkenhead North, <a href="/wiki/Bidston_railway_station" title="Bidston railway station">Bidston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leasowe_railway_station" title="Leasowe railway station">Leasowe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moreton_railway_station_(Merseyside)" title="Moreton railway station (Merseyside)">Moreton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Meols_railway_station" title="Meols railway station">Meols</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manor_Road_railway_station" title="Manor Road railway station">Manor Road</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hoylake_railway_station" title="Hoylake railway station">Hoylake</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Liverpool Central to <a href="/wiki/Chester_railway_station" title="Chester railway station">Chester</a></td> <td>4</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r979066050"><ul class="cslist"><li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Lime_Street_railway_station" title="Liverpool Lime Street railway station">Liverpool Lime Street</a> (Liverpool-bound only), <a href="/wiki/Moorfields_railway_station" title="Moorfields railway station">Moorfields</a> (Liverpool-bound only), Liverpool James Street, Birkenhead Hamilton Square, <a href="/wiki/Birkenhead_Central_railway_station" title="Birkenhead Central railway station">Birkenhead Central</a>, <a href="/wiki/Green_Lane_railway_station" title="Green Lane railway station">Green Lane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rock_Ferry_railway_station" title="Rock Ferry railway station">Rock Ferry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bebington_railway_station" title="Bebington railway station">Bebington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Port_Sunlight_railway_station" title="Port Sunlight railway station">Port Sunlight</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spital_railway_station" title="Spital railway station">Spital</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bromborough_Rake_railway_station" title="Bromborough Rake railway station">Bromborough Rake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bromborough_railway_station" title="Bromborough railway station">Bromborough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eastham_Rake_railway_station" title="Eastham Rake railway station">Eastham Rake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hooton_railway_station" title="Hooton railway station">Hooton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Capenhurst_railway_station" title="Capenhurst railway station">Capenhurst</a> (2tph), <a href="/wiki/Bache_railway_station" title="Bache railway station">Bache</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Liverpool Central to <a href="/wiki/Ellesmere_Port_railway_station" title="Ellesmere Port railway station">Ellesmere Port</a></td> <td>2</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r979066050"><ul class="cslist"><li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Lime_Street_railway_station" title="Liverpool Lime Street railway station">Liverpool Lime Street</a> (Liverpool-bound only), <a href="/wiki/Moorfields_railway_station" title="Moorfields railway station">Moorfields</a> (Liverpool-bound only), Liverpool James Street, Birkenhead Hamilton Square, Birkenhead Central, Green Lane, Rock Ferry, Bebington, Port Sunlight, Spital, Bromborough Rake, Bromborough, Eastham Rake, Hooton, <a href="/wiki/Little_Sutton_railway_station" title="Little Sutton railway station">Little Sutton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Overpool_railway_station" title="Overpool railway station">Overpool</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fleet">Fleet</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Fleet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, 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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22Merseyrail%22">"Merseyrail"</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22Merseyrail%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22Merseyrail%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Merseyrail%22+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Merseyrail%22">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Merseyrail%22&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">December 2021</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Class_507">Class 507</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Class 507"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Services on the electrified Merseyrail network are operated by <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_507" title="British Rail Class 507">British Rail Class 507</a> <a href="/wiki/Electric_multiple_unit" title="Electric multiple unit">electric multiple unit</a> trains (EMUs). These along with the <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_508" title="British Rail Class 508">British Rail Class 508</a> <a href="/wiki/Electric_multiple_unit" title="Electric multiple unit">electric multiple unit</a> trains replaced pre-war <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_502" title="British Rail Class 502">Class 502</a> (originally constructed by the <a href="/wiki/London,_Midland_and_Scottish_Railway" title="London, Midland and Scottish Railway">LMS</a>) and similar <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_503" title="British Rail Class 503">Class 503</a> EMUs. As of July 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, there are nine trains in service on the network.<sup id="cite_ref-RailwaysIllustrated257_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RailwaysIllustrated257-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The fleet was refurbished between 2002 and 2005 by <a href="/wiki/Alstom" title="Alstom">Alstom</a> at a cost of £32<span class="nowrap"> </span>million, involving trainsets being transported to and from <a href="/wiki/Eastleigh_Train_and_Rolling_Stock_Maintenance_Depot" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastleigh Train and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot">Eastleigh works</a>. Improvements to the trains included new high-backed seating, interior panel replacement, new lighting, the installation of a <a href="/wiki/Passenger_Information_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Passenger Information System">Passenger Information System</a> and a new external livery.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A farewell tour for the Class 508s ran using units 508139 and 508141 on 29 October 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A farewell tour for the Class 507s took place in two parts, with the first tour covering the Wirral lines on 15 September 2024 and the second tour covering the Northern Lines on 3 November 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Class_777">Class 777</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Class 777"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Merseyrail" title="Special:EditPage/Merseyrail">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">December 2024</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>On 28 January 2020, <a href="/wiki/Swiss_people" title="Swiss people">Swiss</a> rolling-stock manufacturer <a href="/wiki/Stadler_Rail" title="Stadler Rail">Stadler Rail</a> provided the first of a new fleet of 53 new train sets, designated <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_777" title="British Rail Class 777">Class 777</a>, built at Stadler's factory in <a href="/wiki/Bussnang" title="Bussnang">Bussnang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a>. The final units were due to enter service in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-railwaygazette.com_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-railwaygazette.com-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The trains are based on the METRO platform, Stadler's product family for underground trains also used on the <a href="/wiki/Berlin_U-Bahn" title="Berlin U-Bahn">Berlin U-Bahn</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Minsk_Metro" title="Minsk Metro">Minsk Metro</a>. The new trains are a custom-built, bespoke design specifically for the Merseyrail network, with driver only and guard capability.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> This differs from the previous fleet, which was built to a standard British Rail design for commuter services. </p><p>The new trains have an articulated four-car design, compared to the previous three-car units, with a significantly increased overall capacity and faster acceleration and deceleration, which gives reduced journey times. A combination of reduced weight of 99<span class="nowrap"> </span>tonnes, representing a 5.5<span class="nowrap"> </span>tonne weight reduction, and more efficient electrical systems will give a 20% reduction in energy use. </p><p>The trains are flexible, being capable of operating on a combination of any of <a href="/wiki/List_of_railway_electrification_systems#750_V_DC_conductor" title="List of railway electrification systems"><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7002750000000000000♠"></span>750 V DC</span></a> <a href="/wiki/Third_rail" title="Third rail">third rail</a>, <a href="/wiki/25_kV_AC_railway_electrification" title="25 kV AC railway electrification"><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7004250000000000000♠"></span>25 kV 50 Hz AC</span></a> overhead wires, or full battery operation using a five-tonne battery, provided they have the correct equipment installed, giving operation beyond the current network.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of April 2021<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, all trains are only equipped for <a href="/wiki/List_of_railway_electrification_systems#750_V_DC_conductor" title="List of railway electrification systems"><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7002750000000000000♠"></span>750 V DC</span></a> <a href="/wiki/Third_rail" title="Third rail">third rail</a> operation, along with a smaller battery for depot shunting.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/National_Union_of_Rail,_Maritime_and_Transport_Workers" class="mw-redirect" title="National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers">National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers</a> opposed driver-only operation on the new fleet, which they said would put passenger safety and security at risk.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following a period of strike action, an agreement was reached to guarantee a guard on every train.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Merseytravel has an option for a further 60 Class 777 units as part of the contract, which if exercised would see a total of 113 trains built if services are extended to new destinations such as Helsby, Skelmersdale or Wrexham.<sup id="cite_ref-railwaygazette.com_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-railwaygazette.com-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The deal also involves the transfer of 155 of Merseyrail's maintenance workers and the operation of its maintenance depot at <a href="/wiki/Kirkdale_TMD" title="Kirkdale TMD">Kirkdale</a> to Stadler Rail Service.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The transfer of Kirkdale depot and Merseyrail engineering personnel took place in October 2017, as construction work to modernise the depot, which is the planned maintenance hub for the Class 777s, commenced.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first Class 777 unit entered into service on the Northern Line on 23 January 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-bbcdday_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcdday-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dday_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dday-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Initially they were being used on the Kirkby route, followed by the Ormskirk route.<sup id="cite_ref-777soon_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-777soon-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The trains were introduced to the Wirral Line, Ormskirk, Southport and Hunts Cross routes in late 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-777soon_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-777soon-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Class_777_battery_trains">Class 777 battery trains</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Class 777 battery trains"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Class 777 trains are capable of being propelled via onboard battery sets. The battery set per car can be up to 5<span class="nowrap"> </span>tonnes in weight. The batteries can be charged via a rail terminal charger and while operating on electrified tracks.<sup id="cite_ref-railwaygazette.com_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-railwaygazette.com-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the <a href="/wiki/Headbolt_Lane_railway_station" title="Headbolt Lane railway station">Headbolt Lane</a> extension was unveiled to the public, it was also announced that the original order of 52 units was increased to 53 to allow for some units to undergo battery trials.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following on from the trial, it was announced in July 2021 that the units tested had been able to travel up to 20 miles (32 km) without the need for recharging. The battery-powered trains run to <a href="/wiki/Headbolt_Lane_railway_station" title="Headbolt Lane railway station">Headbolt Lane station</a> in Kirkby.<sup id="cite_ref-LBN_battery_breakthrough_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LBN_battery_breakthrough-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The technology opens up the possibility of the trains serving routes to destinations such as Wrexham, Preston, Wigan and Warrington. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_fleet">Current fleet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Current fleet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th rowspan="2">Class </th> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2">Type </th> <th colspan="2">Top speed </th> <th rowspan="2">Number </th> <th rowspan="2">Carriages </th> <th rowspan="2">Routes operated </th> <th rowspan="2">Built </th> <th rowspan="2">In service </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th> mph  </th> <th> km/h  </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_777" title="British Rail Class 777">777</a> <a href="/wiki/Stadler_Rail#Products" title="Stadler Rail"><i>METRO</i></a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:777001_Chester.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/777001_Chester.jpg/150px-777001_Chester.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/777001_Chester.jpg/225px-777001_Chester.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/777001_Chester.jpg/300px-777001_Chester.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2929" data-file-height="1953" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Electric_multiple_unit" title="Electric multiple unit">EMU</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Battery_electric_multiple_unit" title="Battery electric multiple unit">BEMU</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">75 </td> <td rowspan="2">120 </td> <td align="center">53 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td> <ul><li>All <a href="/wiki/Northern_Line_(Merseyrail)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Line (Merseyrail)">Northern Line</a> services<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>All <a href="/wiki/Wirral_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="Wirral Line">Wirral Line</a> services<sup id="cite_ref-Booth_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Booth-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td> <td align="center">2018–2021 </td> <td align="center">2023–present </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Merseyrail_Class_777_w-pantograph.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Merseyrail_Class_777_w-pantograph.png/603px-Merseyrail_Class_777_w-pantograph.png" decoding="async" width="603" height="37" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Merseyrail_Class_777_w-pantograph.png/905px-Merseyrail_Class_777_w-pantograph.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Merseyrail_Class_777_w-pantograph.png/1206px-Merseyrail_Class_777_w-pantograph.png 2x" data-file-width="2004" data-file-height="123" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Past_fleet">Past fleet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Past fleet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Image-British-Rail-Class-503.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Image-British-Rail-Class-503.jpg/220px-Image-British-Rail-Class-503.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Image-British-Rail-Class-503.jpg/330px-Image-British-Rail-Class-503.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Image-British-Rail-Class-503.jpg/440px-Image-British-Rail-Class-503.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1188" data-file-height="847" /></a><figcaption>A Class 503 train on the Loop (Wirral) line. This train was one of the original batch built by the LMS in 1938</figcaption></figure> <p>The original service on the Merseyrail lines was provided by <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_502" title="British Rail Class 502">Class 502s</a> on the Northern Line and <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_503" title="British Rail Class 503">Class 503s</a> on the Wirral Line. The former was withdrawn by 1980 and the latter by 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Introduced from 1978 and 1979 respectively were 33 Class 507 and 43 Class 508 trains. Since the 1990s, fifteen Class 508s have been withdrawn as surplus and have later transferred to other operators with 12 units being transferred to Connex South Eastern and 3 units being transferred to Silverlink, with three Class 507 and 508 units, including unit 507006 after a crash at Kirkby in March 2021,<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> written off following accidents. In 2022, further withdrawals of the trains began, having been replaced by Class 777s. In February 2024, the last of the <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_507" title="British Rail Class 507">Class 507</a>s were withdrawn followed by the last <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_508" title="British Rail Class 508">Class 508</a> trains in November.<sup id="cite_ref-RE334_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RE334-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The following table shows trains withdrawn since 2022. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th rowspan="2">Class </th> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2">Type </th> <th colspan="2">Top speed </th> <th rowspan="2">Carriages </th> <th rowspan="2">Number </th> <th rowspan="2">Routes operated </th> <th rowspan="2">Built </th> <th rowspan="2">Withdrawn </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th> mph  </th> <th> km/h  </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_507" title="British Rail Class 507">507</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:507021_Bidston.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/507021_Bidston.jpg/150px-507021_Bidston.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/507021_Bidston.jpg/225px-507021_Bidston.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/507021_Bidston.jpg/300px-507021_Bidston.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3984" data-file-height="2656" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Electric_multiple_unit" title="Electric multiple unit">EMU</a> </td> <td align="center">75 </td> <td align="center">120 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">33 </td> <td> <ul><li>All <a href="/wiki/Northern_Line_(Merseyrail)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Line (Merseyrail)">Northern Line</a> services</li> <li>All <a href="/wiki/Wirral_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="Wirral Line">Wirral Line</a> services</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">1978–1980 </td> <td align="center">2022-2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8" align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Class_507_Merseyrail_New_Diagram.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Class_507_Merseyrail_New_Diagram.png/600px-Class_507_Merseyrail_New_Diagram.png" decoding="async" width="600" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Class_507_Merseyrail_New_Diagram.png/900px-Class_507_Merseyrail_New_Diagram.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Class_507_Merseyrail_New_Diagram.png/1200px-Class_507_Merseyrail_New_Diagram.png 2x" data-file-width="4538" data-file-height="369" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_508" title="British Rail Class 508">508</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Merseyrail_Class_508,_508115,_Birkenhead_North_railway_station_(geograph_4016726).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Merseyrail_Class_508%2C_508115%2C_Birkenhead_North_railway_station_%28geograph_4016726%29.jpg/150px-Merseyrail_Class_508%2C_508115%2C_Birkenhead_North_railway_station_%28geograph_4016726%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Merseyrail_Class_508%2C_508115%2C_Birkenhead_North_railway_station_%28geograph_4016726%29.jpg/225px-Merseyrail_Class_508%2C_508115%2C_Birkenhead_North_railway_station_%28geograph_4016726%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Merseyrail_Class_508%2C_508115%2C_Birkenhead_North_railway_station_%28geograph_4016726%29.jpg/300px-Merseyrail_Class_508%2C_508115%2C_Birkenhead_North_railway_station_%28geograph_4016726%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Electric_multiple_unit" title="Electric multiple unit">EMU</a> </td> <td align="center">75 </td> <td align="center">120 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">27 </td> <td> <ul><li>All <a href="/wiki/Northern_Line_(Merseyrail)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Line (Merseyrail)">Northern Line</a> services</li> <li>All <a href="/wiki/Wirral_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="Wirral Line">Wirral Line</a> services</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">1979–1980 </td> <td align="center">2022<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>-16 January 2024<sup id="cite_ref-RE334_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RE334-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8" align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Class_507_Merseyrail_New_Diagram.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Class_507_Merseyrail_New_Diagram.png/600px-Class_507_Merseyrail_New_Diagram.png" decoding="async" width="600" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Class_507_Merseyrail_New_Diagram.png/900px-Class_507_Merseyrail_New_Diagram.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Class_507_Merseyrail_New_Diagram.png/1200px-Class_507_Merseyrail_New_Diagram.png 2x" data-file-width="4538" data-file-height="369" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Depots">Depots</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Depots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DR98953_at_James_Street.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A blue and grey maintenance vehicle stands at James Street underground station" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/DR98953_at_James_Street.jpg/220px-DR98953_at_James_Street.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/DR98953_at_James_Street.jpg/330px-DR98953_at_James_Street.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/DR98953_at_James_Street.jpg/440px-DR98953_at_James_Street.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Modern departmental <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_MPV" title="British Rail MPV">MPV</a> at <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_James_Street_railway_station" title="Liverpool James Street railway station">James Street</a> – Unlike the <a href="/wiki/London_Underground" title="London Underground">London Underground</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tyne_and_Wear_Metro" title="Tyne and Wear Metro">Tyne and Wear Metro</a>, Merseyrail's track maintenance is the responsibility of <a href="/wiki/Network_Rail" title="Network Rail">Network Rail</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The electric fleet is maintained and stabled at <a href="/wiki/Kirkdale_TMD" title="Kirkdale TMD">Stadler's maintenance depot and United Kingdom headquarters</a> at <a href="/wiki/Kirkdale,_Liverpool" title="Kirkdale, Liverpool">Kirkdale</a> and <a href="/wiki/Birkenhead_North_TMD" title="Birkenhead North TMD">Birkenhead North TMD</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Minor repair work and train cleaning is undertaken at Kirkdale, while overhauls are completed at Birkenhead. The roles will be reversed once the Class 777 trains fully replace the existing fleet.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other depots at <a href="/wiki/Hall_Road_TMD" title="Hall Road TMD">Hall Road</a> and <a href="/wiki/Birkenhead_Central_TMD" title="Birkenhead Central TMD">Birkenhead Central</a> were closed in 1997, and the former was demolished in April 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-networkrail_09businessplan_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-networkrail_09businessplan-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Birkenhead Central depot is proposed for reopening.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are also two depots near Southport station: <a href="/wiki/Southport_Wall_Sidings" title="Southport Wall Sidings">Southport Wall Sidings</a> and <a href="/wiki/Southport_Carriage_Holding_Sidings" class="mw-redirect" title="Southport Carriage Holding Sidings">Southport Carriage Holding Sidings</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Franchise_and_concession_history">Franchise and concession history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Franchise and concession history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As a result of the <a href="/wiki/Privatisation_of_British_Rail" title="Privatisation of British Rail">privatisation of British Rail</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Line_(Merseyrail)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Line (Merseyrail)">Northern Line</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wirral_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="Wirral Line">Wirral Line</a> were brought together as the Mersey Rail Electrics <a href="/wiki/Passenger_rail_franchising_in_Great_Britain" title="Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain">passenger franchise</a>, being sold on 19 January 1997. Although franchises are awarded and administered on a national level (initially through various independent bodies, and later the Department of Transport directly), under the original <a href="/wiki/Railways_Act_1993" title="Railways Act 1993">privatisation legislation of 1993</a>, <a href="/wiki/Passenger_transport_executive" title="Passenger transport executive">passenger transport executives</a> (PTEs) were co-signatories of franchise agreements covering their areas – this role being later modified by the <a href="/wiki/Railways_Act_2005" title="Railways Act 2005">Railways Act 2005</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HOCBP_policy_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HOCBP_policy-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first <a href="/wiki/Train_operating_company" title="Train operating company">train operating company</a> awarded the Mersey Rail Electrics franchise contract was <a href="/wiki/MTL_(transport_company)" title="MTL (transport company)">MTL</a>. MTL was originally the operating arm of Merseytravel but had been privatised in 1985. The brand name Merseyrail Electrics was adopted by MTL. </p><p>The Merseyrail name became the official brand for the network in the days of <a href="/wiki/British_Rail" title="British Rail">British Rail</a>, surviving several <a href="/wiki/Rail_franchising_in_Great_Britain" class="mw-redirect" title="Rail franchising in Great Britain">franchise</a> holders, although the name was not used by <a href="/wiki/Arriva_Trains_Merseyside" title="Arriva Trains Merseyside">Arriva</a> when holding the franchise. Despite this, Merseytravel continued the Merseyrail branding at stations, allowing the name to be adopted colloquially. With acquisition by Arriva, the train operating company was rebranded <a href="/wiki/Arriva_Trains_Merseyside" title="Arriva Trains Merseyside">Arriva Trains Merseyside</a> from 27 April 2001. Merseyrail is referred to as "Merseyrail Electrics" by <a href="/wiki/National_Rail_Enquiries" class="mw-redirect" title="National Rail Enquiries">National Rail Enquiries</a>, and as "Serco/Abellio Merseyrail" by Merseytravel. </p><p>The City Line was also privatised under the 1993 Act, but as part of a different, much larger North West Regional Railways (NWRR) franchise. Upon sale on 2 March 1997, the first train operating company awarded the NWRR franchise contract was <a href="/wiki/First_North_Western" title="First North Western">North Western Trains</a> (owned by <a href="/wiki/Great_Western_Holdings" title="Great Western Holdings">Great Western Holdings</a>). The train operating company was later bought by <a href="/wiki/FirstGroup" title="FirstGroup">FirstGroup</a> and rebranded <a href="/wiki/First_North_Western" title="First North Western">First North Western</a>. </p><p>The third-rail electric Northern and Wirral Lines were largely isolated from the rest of the <a href="/wiki/National_Rail" title="National Rail">National Rail</a> network with no through passenger services to or from outside the third-rail Merseyrail network. A decision was to transfer the network into exclusive Merseytravel control, being removed from the national franchising system. The Secretary of State exempted the two lines from being designated as a national railway franchise under the 1993 Act.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When the Mersey Rail Electrics franchise was due for renewal, coming into force on 20 July 2003, Merseytravel contracted the operation of the two lines with a concession extending for up to 25<span class="nowrap"> </span>years. The first successful bidder was Merseyrail Electrics (2002) Ltd, a joint venture between <a href="/wiki/Serco-Abellio" title="Serco-Abellio">Serco and NedRailways (renamed Abellio in 2009)</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HOCBP_policy_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HOCBP_policy-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The City Line, which was largely diesel-operated at the time, was not included in 2003 franchise, continuing as a part of the nationally administered rail franchise system. From 11 December 2004, the NWRR franchise was merged into a new Northern franchise. The first train operating company awarded this franchise contract was <a href="/wiki/Northern_Rail_(Serco-Abellio)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Rail (Serco-Abellio)">Northern Rail</a>, also owned by a Serco-NedRail (Abellio) joint venture. This franchise passed to <a href="/wiki/Arriva_Rail_North" title="Arriva Rail North">Arriva Rail North</a> on 1 April 2016 and then to <a href="/wiki/Northern_Trains" title="Northern Trains">Northern Trains</a> on 1 March 2020. </p><p>Due to the isolation of the Northern and Wirral Lines, Merseyrail Electrics (2002) Ltd are keen to adopt vertical integration – taking responsibility for maintenance of the track from <a href="/wiki/Network_Rail" title="Network Rail">Network Rail</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Performance">Performance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Performance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Update plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Update" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Ambox_current_red_Asia_Australia.svg/42px-Ambox_current_red_Asia_Australia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="42" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Ambox_current_red_Asia_Australia.svg/63px-Ambox_current_red_Asia_Australia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Ambox_current_red_Asia_Australia.svg/84px-Ambox_current_red_Asia_Australia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="290" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section needs to be <b>updated</b>. The reason given is: Claims made on sources over 10 years old.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2022</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Operating as a self-contained network means there are relatively few problems because there is little conflict with other <a href="/wiki/Train_operating_company" title="Train operating company">train operating companies</a>. Merseyrail has publicly committed to aiming to be the best train operating company in the United Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2010, Merseyrail was named the most reliable operator of trains in the United Kingdom, with a reliability average of 96.33% during 2009–2010, the highest ever achieved by any United Kingdom train operator.<sup id="cite_ref-most_reliable_operator_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-most_reliable_operator-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, Merseyrail was audited by the UK Government Office of Road & Rail; it found poor performance with 26.2% of trains being delayed by 4 or more minutes and a cancellation rate of 2.2%, an increase of 1.1% on the previous year.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Enforcement_of_by-laws">Enforcement of by-laws</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Enforcement of by-laws"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Merseyrail employs a team of officers who enforce railway by-laws relating to placing feet on seats, travelling without tickets, and other kinds of anti-social behaviour. Merseyrail <a href="/wiki/Private_prosecution" title="Private prosecution">privately prosecutes</a> individuals they claim are in breach of the by-laws via the <a href="/wiki/Single_justice_procedure" title="Single justice procedure">single justice procedure</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The enforcement of the 'feet on seat' by-law by Merseyrail was judged to be "draconian" in September 2007 by local magistrates.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Merseyrail stated that it did not want to take offenders to court, but was not allowed to fine offenders otherwise (unlike people who smoke on trains or station platforms).<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Merseyrail claimed its stance was based on customer feedback and would reduce anti-social behaviour on the system.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accidents_and_incidents">Accidents and incidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Accidents and incidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 26 October 2005, a Merseyrail <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_508" title="British Rail Class 508">Class 508</a> train de-railed in a tunnel on the approach to <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Central_railway_station" title="Liverpool Central railway station">Liverpool Central underground station</a>. All 119 passengers and train crew were evacuated safely; only the guard was injured. The cause was determined to be rail gauge spread caused by poor maintenance.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 11 January 2007, a train ran through a <a href="/wiki/Buffer_stop" title="Buffer stop">buffer stop</a> at <a href="/wiki/West_Kirby_railway_station" title="West Kirby railway station">West Kirby</a>. Two people were injured.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC6252449_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC6252449-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 30 June 2009, a train ran away at <a href="/wiki/Kirkdale_railway_station" title="Kirkdale railway station">Kirkdale</a>, running through a buffer stop and colliding with a wall. A passenger train had passed the site of the accident less than 5 seconds earlier. Merseyrail was fined £85,000 plus costs of £20,970.15 for offences under the <a href="/wiki/Health_and_Safety_at_Work_etc._Act_1974" title="Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974">Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ORRKirkdale_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ORRKirkdale-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 22 October 2011, an intoxicated teenage girl died after falling between the train and platform at <a href="/wiki/James_Street_station" class="mw-redirect" title="James Street station">James Street station</a>. The train guard, Christopher McGee, was subsequently convicted of her manslaughter by gross negligence and was jailed for five years.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kirkby_train_crash" title="Kirkby train crash">Kirkby train crash</a></div> <p>On 13 March 2021, a Merseyrail <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_507" title="British Rail Class 507">Class 507</a> train collided with the buffer stop at <a href="/wiki/Kirkby_railway_station" title="Kirkby railway station">Kirkby</a> station. The cause was found to be that the driver of the train was using a mobile phone whilst driving. The distraction led him to enter the station at nearly three times the permitted speed. He was sacked and prosecuted, pleading guilty in February 2022 to a charge of endangering the safety of people on the railway.<sup id="cite_ref-BTP_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BTP-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 28 October 2022, a Merseyrail train derailed on the tracks just outside <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Central_railway_station" title="Liverpool Central railway station">Liverpool Central underground station</a>. The train was not in service at the time, and no one was injured.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a statement released by Merseyrail it was stated a train "tripped a safety device that is designed to lead to a controlled derailment".<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_underground_stations_of_the_Merseyrail_network" title="List of underground stations of the Merseyrail network">List of underground stations of the Merseyrail network</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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Fonthill Media. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-78155-513-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-78155-513-2"><bdi>978-1-78155-513-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Merseyrail+Electric&rft.pub=Fonthill+Media&rft.date=2016&rft.isbn=978-1-78155-513-2&rft.aulast=Hilbert&rft.aufirst=Martyn&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMerseyrail" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMaund2001" class="citation book cs1">Maund, T.B. (2001). <i>Merseyrail Electrics: The Inside Story</i>. 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</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible uncollapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Current" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_operating_trains_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom">Current</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arriva_Rail_London" title="Arriva Rail London">Arriva Rail London</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/London_Overground" title="London Overground">London Overground</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avanti_West_Coast" title="Avanti West Coast">Avanti West Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C2c" title="C2c">c2c</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caledonian_Sleeper" title="Caledonian Sleeper">Caledonian Sleeper</a><sup>4</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiltern_Railways" title="Chiltern Railways">Chiltern Railways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CrossCountry" title="CrossCountry">CrossCountry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Midlands_Railway" title="East Midlands Railway">East Midlands Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_line" title="Elizabeth line">Elizabeth line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govia_Thameslink_Railway" title="Govia Thameslink Railway">Govia Thameslink Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)" title="Grand Central (train operating company)">Grand Central</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Anglia" title="Greater Anglia">Greater Anglia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Western_Railway_(train_operating_company)" title="Great Western Railway (train operating company)">Great Western Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heathrow_Express" title="Heathrow Express">Heathrow Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hull_Trains" title="Hull Trains">Hull Trains</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_North_Eastern_Railway" title="London North Eastern Railway">London North Eastern Railway</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lumo_(train_operating_company)" title="Lumo (train operating company)">Lumo</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Merseyrail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NI_Railways" title="NI Railways">NI Railways</a><sup>3</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Trains" title="Northern Trains">Northern</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ScotRail" title="ScotRail">ScotRail</a><sup>4</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_(train_operating_company)" title="Southeastern (train operating company)">Southeastern</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Western_Railway" title="South Western Railway">South Western Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TransPennine_Express" title="TransPennine Express">TransPennine Express</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_for_Wales_Rail" title="Transport for Wales Rail">Transport for Wales</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Trains" title="West Midlands Trains">West Midlands Trains</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Enterprise_(train_service)" title="Enterprise (train service)">Enterprise</a><sup>3</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurostar" title="Eurostar">Eurostar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sub-brands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gatwick_Express" title="Gatwick Express">Gatwick Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Northern_route" title="Great Northern route">Great Northern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Island_Line_(brand)" title="Island Line (brand)">Island Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Northwestern_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="London Northwestern Railway">London Northwestern Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Night_Riviera" title="Night Riviera">Night Riviera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_(Govia_Thameslink_Railway)" title="Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stansted_Express" title="Stansted Express">Stansted Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thameslink" title="Thameslink">Thameslink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="West Midlands Railway">West Midlands Railway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b>Operators not subject to <a href="/wiki/Passenger_rail_franchising_in_Great_Britain" title="Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain">franchising or concession</a>:</b> <ul><li><sup>1</sup> Government-owned <a href="/wiki/Operator_of_last_resort" title="Operator of last resort">operator of last resort</a></li> <li><sup>2</sup> <a href="/wiki/Open-access_operator" title="Open-access operator">Open-access operator</a></li> <li><sup>3</sup> Operates on the <a href="/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Ireland" title="Rail transport in Ireland">Irish railway network</a> and state-owned</li> <li><sup>4</sup> Owned by the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Government" title="Scottish Government">Scottish Government</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Defunct_(since_1994)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_operating_trains_in_the_United_Kingdom#Defunct_operating_companies" title="List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom">Defunct</a> (since 1994)</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/Abellio_ScotRail" title="Abellio ScotRail">Abellio ScotRail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglia_Railways" title="Anglia Railways">Anglia Railways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arriva_Rail_North" title="Arriva Rail North">Arriva Rail North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arriva_Trains_Merseyside" title="Arriva Trains Merseyside">Arriva Trains Merseyside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arriva_Trains_Northern" title="Arriva Trains Northern">Arriva Trains Northern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arriva_Trains_Wales" title="Arriva Trains Wales">Arriva Trains Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Trains" title="Central Trains">Central Trains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connex_South_Central" title="Connex South Central">Connex South Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connex_South_Eastern" title="Connex South Eastern">Connex South Eastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Coast_(train_operating_company)" title="East Coast (train operating company)">East Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Midlands_Trains" title="East Midlands Trains">East Midlands Trains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Capital_Connect" title="First Capital Connect">First Capital Connect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Great_Eastern" title="First Great 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Midland">London Midland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Overground_Rail_Operations" title="London Overground Rail Operations">London Overground Rail Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midland_Mainline_(train_operating_company)" title="Midland Mainline (train operating company)">Midland Mainline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Express_East_Anglia" title="National Express East Anglia">National Express East Anglia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Express_East_Coast" title="National Express East Coast">National Express East Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Rail" title="Northern Rail">Northern Rail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ScotRail_(National_Express)" title="ScotRail (National Express)">ScotRail (National Express)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silverlink" title="Silverlink">Silverlink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Eastern_Trains" title="South Eastern Trains">South Eastern Trains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_(train_operating_company_2006-2021)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southeastern (train operating company 2006-2021)">Southeastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_West_Trains" title="South West Trains">South West Trains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TfL_Rail" title="TfL Rail">TfL Rail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thameslink_(train_operating_company_1997-2006)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thameslink (train operating company 1997-2006)">Thameslink</a><sup>3</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thames_Trains" title="Thames Trains">Thames Trains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TransPennine_Express_(2016-2023)" class="mw-redirect" title="TransPennine Express (2016-2023)">TransPennine Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valley_Lines_(train_operating_company)" title="Valley Lines (train operating company)">Valley Lines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_CrossCountry" title="Virgin CrossCountry">Virgin CrossCountry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains_East_Coast" title="Virgin Trains East Coast">Virgin Trains East Coast</a></li> <li><a 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Western Railway</a></li> <li><sup>3</sup> Separate franchise until 2006; later reintroduced as a sub-brand of <a href="/wiki/Govia_Thameslink_Railway" title="Govia Thameslink Railway">Govia Thameslink Railway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Future" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_operating_trains_in_the_United_Kingdom#Future_operators" title="List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom">Future</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" 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