Birkenhead Central railway station
- Birkenhead Central railway station
Infobox UK station
name = Birkenhead Central
manager = Merseyrail
code = BKC
locale = Birkenhead
borough = Wirral
pte = Merseytravel
zone = B1
usage0405 = 0.411
usage0506 = 0.440
usage0607 = 0.427
platforms = 2
years = 1886
events = Opened
Birkenhead Central is a railway station serving the town of Birkenhead, Wirral, England. Situated on the south side of Birkenhead town centre, it lies on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network. The station is in a deep cutting and reached by stairs down from the street level entrance.
History
Birkenhead Central station was opened in 1886 as part of the Mersey Railway's route from Liverpool, via the Mersey Railway Tunnel under the River Mersey. The station was the location of the Mersey Railway's headquarters.
Services
Trains operate every 15 minutes (all day, every day) in each direction. Northbound trains operate via Hamilton Square station and the Mersey Railway Tunnel to Liverpool. Southbound trains continue to Hooton, from where trains continue every 30 minutes to each of Chester and Ellesmere Port.
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External links
* [http://www.merseyrail.org/stations/?iStationId=10 Station information] from Merseyrail
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