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Wirral Line
A
Class 508
EMU
on a Wirral Line service at
Liverpool Central
.
Overview
Type
Commuter rail
System
National Rail
Status
Operational
Locale
Merseyside
&
Cheshire
,
North West England
Termini
Chester
53°11′48.9″N
2°52′48.17″W
/
53.196917°N 2.8800472°W
/
53.196917; -2.8800472
(
Chester railway station
)
Ellesmere Port
53°16′55.2″N
2°53′45.6″W
/
53.282°N 2.896°W
/
53.282; -2.896
(
Ellesmere Port railway station
)
New Brighton
53°26′13.2″N
3°2′56.4″W
/
53.437°N 3.049°W
/
53.437; -3.049
(
New Brighton railway station
)
West Kirby
53°22′22.8″N
3°11′2.4″W
/
53.373°N 3.184°W
/
53.373; -3.184
(
West Kirby railway station
)
Stations
34
Operation
Owner
Network Rail
Operator(s)
Merseyrail
Depot(s)
Birkenhead North TMD
Rolling stock
British Rail Class 507
British Rail Class 508
Technical
No. of tracks
Two (One through Loop tunnel)
[1]
Track gauge
Standard gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft
8
1
⁄
2
in)
Electrification
Third rail
750V DC
Operating speed
60 mph (97 km/h) maximum
[1]
[2]
Route map
Legend
Chester and Birkenhead Railway
West Kirby
Hoylake
Manor Road
Meols
Moreton
Leasowe
M53
Borderlands Line
Bidston
New Brighton
Warren
Wallasey Grove Rd.
Wallasey Village
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Liscard & Poulton
Seacombe & Egremont
Birkenhead North TMD
Birkenhead North
Birkenhead Park
Conway Park
Hamilton Square
Mersey Railway Tunnel
Northern Line
James Street
Moorfields
For
Northern Line
The line runs clockwise only
through the Liverpool Loop
Liverpool Lime Street
Liverpool Central
For
Northern Line
Northern Line
Birkenhead Woodside
Monks Ferry
Birkenhead Town
Birkenhead Central
Green Lane
Rock Ferry
Bebington
Port Sunlight
Spital
Bromborough Rake
Bromborough
Eastham Rake
M53
Hooton
Chester and Birkenhead Railway
to West Kirby (disused)
Little Sutton
Overpool
Ellesmere Port
Warrington Line
(not electrified)
Capenhurst
M56
Shropshire Union Canal
Bache
Chester-Manchester Line
Mid-Cheshire Line
Mickle Trafford
Chester and
Connah's Quay Railway
Chester
North Wales Coast Line
Chester Northgate
^
a
b
"Track and Route mileage (1). Line-speeds (2) - London North Western (North)"
(PDF)
.
Baseline Declaration
. Network Rail. 31 March 2009
. Retrieved
4 August
2010
.
^
"Merseyside Route Utilisation Strategy"
(PDF)
.
Route Utilisation Strategies (RUS)
. Network Rail. 25 March 2009
. Retrieved
4 August
2010
.
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