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Birkenhead North railway station

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The station had three through platforms prior to 1898, which it still retains to the present day. However, the outer face of the north side island platform sees little use apart from trains to and from Birkenhead North depot at the start and end of service.
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Birkenhead North No. 2 was a 25-lever signal box which was situated to the west of the station, approximately a third of the distance towards Bidston. The box was located on the northern side of the Wirral Line at the junction with the
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requirements. There is secure cycle storage for 12 cycles. In 2016 charging posts were added to the car park for the recharging of electric vehicles. As of 4 June 2014, there is step-free access to the platforms for passengers with
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Birkenhead North No. 1 was a 40-lever signal box which was situated at the western end of the southern platform and opened in 1888. This signal box closed on 9 September 1994 and was demolished over the following two days.
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to Liverpool. At other times, trains run every 30 minutes to New Brighton and West Kirby, and every 15 minutes to Liverpool. These services are all provided by Merseyrail's fleet of
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service. There are 630 car parking spaces which are free to use for travellers, with lighting columns and CCTV to meet Merseytravel's
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Trains operate every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime) to New Brighton and West Kirby and every 5–10 minutes via
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facility, linked directly to the platform. The station is staffed, at all times during opening hours, and has platform
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Facing towards Birkenhead North TMD, which is at top centre. The new station car park is visible to the top right.
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at Wallasey Bridge Road (a short distance away), which had opened in 1866. The station was originally known as
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system, and brought into passenger service on 14 March 1938, allowing through services from New Brighton to
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goods line. The signal box was closed on 15 September 1994 and was subject to arson in November 1994.
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on 2 October, 1978. Regular use of the outer platform (1) at Birkenhead North thereafter ceased.
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Railway station on the West Kirby & New Brighton branches of the Wirral line in England
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in 1926. The line through Birkenhead North was electrified, using a 650 V DC
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From 4 January 1971 until 2 October 1978, the diesel service on the
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The station building viewed from the Liverpool-bound platform.
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and opened on 2 January 1888 as a through station with
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Index

Merseyrail

Birkenhead
Wirral
53°24′18″N 3°03′25″W / 53.405°N 3.057°W / 53.405; -3.057
Grid reference
SJ298902
Merseyrail
Merseytravel
DfT category
Hoylake Railway
Wirral Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Office of Rail and Road
Birkenhead
Merseyside
England
Wirral Line
Merseyrail
New Brighton
West Kirby
Birkenhead North TMD
traction maintenance depot
Merseyrail
Wirral Railway
their earlier terminus
Birkenhead Park station

London, Midland and Scottish Railway
third rail

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