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Encyclopedia > Mersey Railway Tunnel

The Mersey Railway Tunnel, between Liverpool and Birkenhead, was opened in 1886 and was the first tunnel to be built below the River Mersey. The tunnel is still in use today by Merseyrail.


By 1890 it was carrying 10 million passengers a year and in 1891 the tunnel was extended to Liverpool Central station from the orginal terminus at James Street station. In 1903, it was electrified, becoming the first railway in the world to change over completely from steam to electric power. The total length of the tunnel is 5029m.


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Mersey Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (133 words)
The Mersey Railway connected Liverpool and Birkenhead via the Mersey Railway Tunnel under the River Mersey from 1886, by 1890 it was carrying 10 million passengers a year.
In 1891 the tunnel was extended to Liverpool Central station from the original terminus at James Street station, on the Wirral various commuter branch lines were built.
The tunnel is still in use today by Merseyrail, the total length of the tunnel is now 5029m.
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