Green Lane railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Green Lane


manager = Merseyrail
code = GNL
locale = Birkenhead
borough = Wirral
pte = Merseytravel
zone = B1
usage0405 = 0.262
usage0506 = 0.232
usage0607 = 0.228
platforms = 2
years = 1886
1903
events = Opened
Electrified

Green Lane railway station serves the town of Birkenhead, Wirral, England, located in the south of the town. It is situated on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network.

History

The station was opened in 1886 as the terminus of the Mersey Railway's line from Liverpool via the Mersey Railway Tunnel. In 1891 the line was extended southwards to Rock Ferry, and was subsequently electrified in 1903. It became part of the British Rail's Merseyrail network in the 1970s. Further electrification in the 1980s and 1990s allowed train services to be extended beyond Rock Ferry; first to Hooton in 1985, then to Chester in 1993 and finally Ellesmere Port in 1994.

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.

External links

* [http://www.merseyrail.org/stations/?iStationId=29 Station information] from Merseyrail

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