Lime Street Station (officially referred to as Liverpool Lime Street) is the mainline railway station serving Liverpool, England. Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough on Merseyside in north west England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity...

Liverpool Lime Street station

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 766 KB) Liverpool Lime Street railway station, 2004-12-31. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 766 KB) Liverpool Lime Street railway station, 2004-12-31. ...

History

In the early days of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the Liverpool terminus was located at Crown Street, in Edge Hill, officially opened in 1830. Construction of a purpose-built station began in October 1833, the land being purchased from Liverpool Council for £9000. A tunnel was constructed between Edge Hill and the new station (starting in 1832, prior to station construction), and the station was opened to the public in August of 1836, although construction was not completed until the following year. Because of the steep incline between Lime Street and Edge Hill, trains were stopped at Edge Hill, their locomotives removed, and the passenger carriages taken down by gravity, descent controlled by brakemen. The return journey was achieved by using a stationary engine to haul the carriages up with rope. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (LMR) was the worlds first intercity passenger railway operated solely by steam locomotives. ... Crown Street Station was on Crown Street, Liverpool, England. ... Edge Hill is a district of Liverpool, England. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... As a unit of currency, the term pound originates from the value of a Troy pound weight (Latin libra), of high purity silver, and is the currency unit of a number of countries: Cyprus pound in Cyprus Egyptian pound in Egypt Lebanese pound in Lebanon Syrian pound in Syria British... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Within six years, the rapid growth of the railways meant that the original station needed to be extended, and a plan was made to erect an iron roof similar to that found at Euston station in London, ridge roofs supported by iron columns; however, Richard Turner and William Fairburn submitted a design for a single curved roof, which won the approval of the station committee. The work cost £15,000, and was completed in 1849. The station was one of the first to send mail by train. A second roof was added in the 1880s. The North Western Hotel was built in front of the station - this hotel was converted to offices and still stands. Euston station (also known as London Euston), is a large railway station in Central London. ... St. ... Richard Turner (1798-1881) was an Irish iron-founder and manufacturer of glasshouses, born in Dublin. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A British pillar box The postal system is a system by which written documents typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages containing other matter, are delivered to destinations around the world. ... The North Western Hotel, Liverpool, England was originally completed in 1867. ...

Lime Street was part of the first stage of electrification of the West Coast Main Line in 1959. In 1966, the station saw the launch of the first InterCity service. The WCML running alogside the M1 motorway in Northamptonshire The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... A Romanian InterCity train, run by Romanian Railways, at Arad station in May 2003 InterCity is a name for the inter-city rail services in Europe. ...

Layout and future expansion

Liverpool Lime Street is divided into two main sections — the mainline station, which serves national and local overground services; and the Merseyrail station, located underground, at the foot of St George’s Hall, which serves the Wirral Line. Merseyrail is the name given to the electric commuter train network centred on Liverpool and Birkenhead. ... In front of the Hall is St Georges Plaza, a cobbled area, with several statues, behind is St Johns Gardens. ...

The mainline station is still covered by the vast iron and glass roofs dating from the 1880s. Platforms 1 to 6 are shorter than 7 to 9, the latter dealing with inter city trains to London. Toilets, booking offices, shops, left luggage office, taxi ranks and coffee bars are amongst the facilities provided.

Train operators running services from Lime Street include:

• Virgin Trains - London
• Central Trains - Manchester, Sheffield, the East Midlands, Birmingham, East Anglia and South Wales.
• TransPennine Express - Manchester, Leeds, and North East England
• Northern Rail - local services to Manchester, Warrington, Preston, Blackpool, Morecambe and Wigan.

• Merseyrail (Wirral Line - Liverpool Loop) - services to West Kirby, New Brighton, Chester and Ellesmere Port. Access to the Northern Line (serving Hunts Cross, Kirkby, Ormskirk and Southport) is via foot or the Wirral Line to Liverpool Central station.

In line with Liverpool's role as European Capital of Culture in 2008, and the city's 700th anniversary in 2007, the station and its immediate surroundings will receive a £35 million redevelopment. The Lime Street Gateway Project will see the current retail parade and office block in front of the station demolished, and an improved frontage and public plaza built. The development will be overseen by English Partnerships. Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... St. ... A Central Trains Class 158/0 unit Central Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running local and cross-country trains in central England. ... Manchester is a city in the north-west of England. ... Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England. ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the tradional region of the Midlands. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ... South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the East and South, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the North and West. ... TransPennine Express is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... Leeds Coat Of Arms Map sources for Leeds at grid reference SE297338 Leeds is a city in the county of West Yorkshire, in the north of England. ... North East England is one of the regions of England. ... Northern Rail is the new name of the passenger rail franchise operating local services in the North of England. ... Warrington, the United Kingdom’s third biggest town (as opposed to city), is a town and borough in North West England, between Manchester and Liverpool. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... The Tower, Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside town in England, on the coast of the Irish Sea. ... Location within the British Isles Morecambe is a resort town in the Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. ... Map sources for Wigan at grid reference SD583055 Wigan is a large town in the north-western part of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, north west England, although traditionally lying in the historic county of Lancashire. ... Merseyrail is the name given to the electric commuter train network centred on Liverpool and Birkenhead. ... West Kirby is a town located on the North East corner of the coast of Wirral, Merseyside, England. ... New Brighton is a seaside village situated on the Wirral peninsular in North West England, UK. New Brighton once possesed a tower (built 1898) which was 621ft high - taller than the Blackpool Tower. ... Chester is the county town of Cheshire in the north-west of England, close to the border with Wales. ... Arms of Ellesmere Port Town Council Location within the British Isles. ... Hunts Cross is an area of Liverpool. ... Arms of the former Kirkby Urban District Council Kirkby is a new town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. ... Map sources for Ormskirk at grid reference SD415085 Ormskirk is a small market town in England, situated in west Lancashire, just 13 miles north of Liverpool and 18 miles south of Preston. ... Map sources for Southport at grid reference SD3317 Southport is a seaside town in the north west of England. ... Liverpool Central station is a railway station in Liverpool, England, the central hub of the Merseyrail service. ... The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one year during which it is given a chance to showcase its cultural life and cultural development. ... // Predicted events January-June January 15 - NASAs MESSENGER spacecraft makes the first of three flybys of Mercury. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... English Partnerships (or EP) are the regeneration agency for the UK, performing a similar role on a national level to that fulfilled by Regional Development Agencies on a regional level. ...

External links

• Station information for Lime Street Station from Network Rail
• Train times and station information for Lime Street Station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Lime Street Station from Multimap.com

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