Moorfields railway station
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| Platform 1 at Moorfields station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Coordinates | 53°24′31″N 2°59′21″W / 53.4086°N 2.9892°WCoordinates: 53°24′31″N 2°59′21″W / 53.4086°N 2.9892°W |
| Grid reference | SJ342907 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MRF |
| Managed by | Merseyrail |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.309 million |
| 2005/06 |  0.384 million |
| 2006/07 | 1.578 million |
| 2007/08 | 2.082 million |
| 2008/09 | 5.141 million |
| 2009/10 |  4.455 million |
| 2010/11 | 4.637 million |
| 2011/12 | 6.357 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| Zone | C1 |
| History | |
| Original company | London Midland Region of British Railways |
| 2 May 1977 | Low Level platforms opened |
| 30 October 1977 | Deep Level platform opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Moorfields from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Moorfields station is an underground railway station in Liverpool, England. The station is situated on both the Northern and Wirral Lines of the Merseyrail network. The station is the only station on the network having services to all other Merseyrail stations.
Description
The station was built in the 1970s, as a replacement for Liverpool Exchange railway station, opening on 2 May 1977.[1] The station is accessed via entrances at Moorfields and on the corner of Old Hall Street and Tithebarn Street. The Old Hall Street entrance is open from only 5.30am until 7pm on weekdays.
Services from the north had previously terminated at nearby Liverpool Exchange terminus station. The newly created north-south crossrail Northern Line runs through Moorfieds. Liverpool Exchange was closed and the line extended underground to the new Moorfields station. The line from the north continued through a new tunnel to Liverpool Central, continuing south to terminate at Garston. The line was later extended to Hunts Cross. At the same time, another new tunnel was built, carrying the Wirral Line in a loop from James Street via Moorfields, Lime Street, and Liverpool Central before returning to James Street; the Wirral Line platform opened on 30 October 1977.[1]
There are three platforms (two for the Northern Line and one for the Wirral Line) in two levels of tunnel. The Wirral Line platform is at a much deeper level to pass under the Queensway road tunnel
Passengers must, curiously for an underground station, go up an escalator from the Moorfields entrance to reach the ticket office - the station was originally intended to connect with a pedestrian walkway system, designed to separate pedestrians from traffic. Only a small section of the system was constructed in the 1970s and the scheme eventually fell by the wayside. From the ticket office, another escalator leads down to the main pedestrian tunnel which links the Northern and Wirral Line platforms and the Old Hall Street entrance. The first ever 'M to Go' shop opened at the Old Hall Street entrance in 2006, acting as a combined snack shop/ticket counter, with another 'M to Go' shop opened for the main entrance of the station in 2012.
The usage of the station Monday to Friday is much greater than the statistics show, since they credit "Liverpool" passengers to Lime Street station, and do not include day or season ticket holders. The station is however significantly quieter at weekends, since it is primarily used by people working in the business quarter and is less convenient for most of the city centre retail areas.
Services
Northern Line
Northbound trains run every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime) to each of Southport, Ormskirk and Kirkby.
Southbound trains run every five minutes to Liverpool Central. Trains originating from Southport continue to Hunts Cross, every 15 minutes.
Wirral Line
Services run every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime) to each of New Brighton, West Kirby and Chester. Services also run every 30 minutes to Ellesmere Port. These services give a combined frequency of five minutes around the loop and through the Mersey Railway Tunnel to Hamilton Square station in Birkenhead. At other times, trains operate every 30 minutes to each of the four destinations.
References
- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 162. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
External links
- Train times and station information for Moorfields railway station from National Rail
- Station information for Moorfields railway station from Merseyrail
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
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| Liverpool Central | Merseyrail Northern Line |
Sandhills | ||
| James Street | Merseyrail Wirral Line |
Liverpool Lime Street |
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