NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Northern Line (Merseyrail)

The Northern Line is one of the two lines operated by Merseyrail on Merseyside, England, the other being the Wirral Line. It connects Liverpool with Hunts Cross to the south and Southport, Ormskirk and Kirkby to the north. It crosses the centre of Liverpool by a tunnel built in the 1970s, known as the Link. Refurbished 507019 rests at Liverpool Central prior to working the Ormskirk line. ... Refurbished 507019 rests at Liverpool Central prior to working the Ormskirk line. ... Merseyrail is the name given to the electric commuter train network centred on Liverpool and Birkenhead. ... Jump to: navigation, search Merseyside is a metropolitan county, located in the North West of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: 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 kmÂ² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... Jump to: navigation, search Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Northwest England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary. ... Hunts Cross station is a railway station in Liverpool, England, it is at the southern end of Merseyrails northern line service. ... Jump to: navigation, search Map sources for Southport at grid reference SD3317 Southport is a seaside town in Sefton, Merseyside, England to the north of Liverpool. ... 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. ... Arms of the former Kirkby Urban District Council Kirkby is a new town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ...

Description

The line runs from Hunts Cross via the former Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) route towards Liverpool Central. Just south of there, it leaves the CLC route (which is in tunnel at that point) into a 1970s tunnel which takes it into the former Mersey Railway Liverpool Central (Low Level) station. It then uses the former Mersey Railway tunnel for about half of the way to the next station, Moorfields, a new underground station built in the 1970s to replace the surface-level Liverpool Exchange. North of there, the route emerges from the tunnel to join the former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway lines from Exchange station. After the next station, Sandhills, the former Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway line branches off towards Southport, while the other routes continue to Kirkdale on what was a joint section of track between Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway and the Liverpool and Bury Railway, after Kirkdale, the Ormskirk and Kirkby lines diverge. Hunts Cross station is a railway station in Liverpool, England, it is at the southern end of Merseyrails northern line service. ... The Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) was the second largest joint railway in Great Britain. ... Liverpool Central station is a railway station in Liverpool, England, the central hub of the Merseyrail service. ... 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. ... The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was a pre-grouping (1923) British railway company. ... Sandhills Railway Station stands at the junction of the three Lanchashire lines (from Liverpool to Southport, Ormskirk and Kirkby) of the Merseyrail network. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway (LC&SR) opened in 1848. ... A Merseyrail class 507 train at Southport station. ... Kirkdale is an area of Liverpool. ... 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. ... Arms of the former Kirkby Urban District Council Kirkby is a new town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. ...

Trains from Hunts Cross continue to Southport, while trains to Ormskirk and Kirkby start from Liverpool Central. Trains operate every 15 minutes on each of the three routes (Monday to Saturday daytime) and every 30 minutes at other times.

Electrification

The Northern Line is electrified using a 750V DC third rail. The line from Liverpool Exchange to Southport was the first part to be electrified in 1904, followed by the branch to Aintree (on the Ormskirk branch) in 1906 and then on to Ormskirk in 1913. The Kirkby branch and the line south of Liverpool as far as Garston were electrified to coincide with the construction of the Link in 1978. The section from Garston to Hunts Cross was electrified in 1983, allowing services to be extended. Third rail at the West Falls Church Metro stop in the Washington, D.C. area, electrified to 750 volts. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Aintree is a suburb of Liverpool, in the north-west of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Garston station is a railway station in the suburbs of Liverpool, England, located on the citys Merseyrail suburban system. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Connections

Interchange with the Wirral Line is available at Liverpool Central and Moorfields. As the Northern Line does not pass through Liverpool Lime Street (which is the city's main National Rail station), passengers must use the Wirral Line as a connection. Lime Street Station (officially referred to as Liverpool Lime Street) is the mainline railway station serving Liverpool, England. ... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name describing the passenger rail service previously provided by British Rail, the now-defunct UK state-owned rail operator. ...

Interchange with other National Rail services can be made at Southport, Ormskirk, Kirkby and Hunts Cross. The new Liverpool South Parkway station, as of 2005 being built to replace Garston station, will allow more connections than the Hunts Cross does at present. Liverpool South Parkway station is a railway station in Liverpool, England, currently under construction. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Garston station is a railway station in the suburbs of Liverpool, England, located on the citys Merseyrail suburban system. ...

Stations

Hunts Cross – Southport

Hunts Cross station is a railway station in Liverpool, England, it is at the southern end of Merseyrails northern line service. ... Liverpool South Parkway station is a railway station in Liverpool, England, currently under construction. ... Garston station is a railway station in the suburbs of Liverpool, England, located on the citys Merseyrail suburban system. ... Liverpool Central station is a railway station in Liverpool, England, the central hub of the Merseyrail service. ... Sandhills Railway Station stands at the junction of the three Lanchashire lines (from Liverpool to Southport, Ormskirk and Kirkby) of the Merseyrail network. ... Jump to: navigation, search A station on Merseyrails Northern Line. ... A Merseyrail class 507 train at Southport station. ...

Liverpool Central – Ormskirk

Liverpool Central station is a railway station in Liverpool, England, the central hub of the Merseyrail service. ... Sandhills Railway Station stands at the junction of the three Lanchashire lines (from Liverpool to Southport, Ormskirk and Kirkby) of the Merseyrail network. ... Old Roan Station is a station in Aintree village, about 7 miles from Liverpool. ... Ormskirk railway station is situated in the town of Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. ...

Liverpool Central – Kirkby

See Also

The term Northern Line can refer to The Northern Line, a deep-level tube line of the London Underground. ...

External Links

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