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Liverpool Lime Street High Level
Station entrance on Lime Street, July 2013
General information
Location	Lime Street, Liverpool,Merseyside, United Kingdom
Coordinates	53°24′27″N2°58′42″W / 53.4075°N 2.9784°W /53.4075; -2.9784
Grid reference	SJ351905
Managed by	Network Rail
Transit authority	Merseytravel
Line	City Line/National Rail
Platforms	10
Connections	Lime Street Low Level
Other information
Station code	LIV
Fare zone	C1
Classification	DfT category A
History
Original company	Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
15 August 1836	Opened
Passengers
2019/20	16.022 million
Interchange	1.190 million
2020/21	3.511 million
Interchange	0.418 million
2021/22	10.464 million
Interchange	1.134 million
2022/23	11.102 million
Interchange	0.862 million
2023/24	12.279 million
Interchange	0.918 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Liverpool Lime Street Low Level
General information
Managed by	Merseyrail
Line	Wirral line
Platforms	1
Connections	Lime Street High Level
Other information
Station code	LVL
Fare zone	C1
Classification	DfT category D
Key dates
1977	Opened
Location

Liverpool Lime Street is a railway station complex located onLime Street, inLiverpool city centre,Merseyside, England. Although publicly a single, unified station, it is operationally divided into two official railway stations:Liverpool Lime Street High Level, the main station serving the city centre ofLiverpool and the oldest still-operating grand terminus main line station in the world;^[1] andLiverpool Lime Street Low Level, an undergroundWirral line station (part of theMerseyrail network) connected to the main terminal building by a pedestrian subway below street-level.^[2][3] Despite their operational distinctions, both stations are integrated from a passenger perspective, sharing signage, access points and overall station identity. Lime Street High Level is one of 18 stations managed byNetwork Rail,^[4] while Lime Street Low Level is managed directly by the train operator,Merseyrail.

A branch of theWest Coast Main Line fromLondon Euston terminates at Lime Street, as does the originalLiverpool and Manchester Railway. Journeys from the station cover a wide range of destinations across England, Scotland and Wales.^[5]

The station building was designed byJohn Cunningham,Arthur Holme andJohn Foster Jr and built by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway to replace their existing terminus,Crown Street railway station, which was deemed to be too far from the city centre – construction beginning in October 1833 and the station opening in August 1836. Due to growing popularity, the station was later expanded byJoseph Locke andothers in 1849 and again byWilliam Baker and Francis Stevenson in 1867, which included the construction of the world’s largest arched train shed at the time as well as a second train shed being added in 1879.

Followingnationalisation of the railways in 1948, Lime Street station saw various upgrades, including improved signalling, a redeveloped concourse, and new retail and office space. Electric rail services toCrewe began in 1962, followed by the station’s firstInterCity service to London in 1966. In the 1970s, with the commencement ofMerseyrail Wirral line services to Lime Street Low Level and the closure of all other long-distance termini in Liverpool, Lime Street became the city’s main rail hub. ThePendolino service was launched in the station byVirgin Trains at a ceremonial unveiling in 2003, improving travel times to London; full electrification of the Liverpool and Manchester railway's former route was completed in May 2015.

The station is fronted by the formerNorth Western Hotel, a largeRenaissance Revival style building, which has been the Radisson Red Liverpool Hotel since December 2022;^[6][7][8] and theConcourse House office block with several retailers stood outside the southern train shed from the 1960s until their demolition in 2010. Lime Street is the largest and oldest railway station in Liverpool, being awarded 5 stars inBritain’s 100 Best Railway Stations bySimon Jenkins, one of only ten to achieve this.^[9]

The original terminus of the 1830Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) was located atCrown Street, inEdge Hill, to the east of and outside the city centre. However, even before Edge Hill had been opened, it was apparent that there was a pressing need for another station to be built, which would this time be closer to the city centre. Accordingly, during October 1833, the construction commenced on a purpose-built station at Lime Street in the city centre; the land was purchased from Liverpool Corporation for £9,000 (equivalent to £1,080,000 in 2023).^[10][11] The means of connecting the new station to L&MR's network came in the form of a twin-track tunnel, which had been constructed between Edge Hill and the site of the new Lime Street station a year prior to work being started on the station itself; during the construction effort, the tunnel was frequently used to transport building materials for the station onto the site. The station was designed by the architectsJohn Cunningham,Arthur Holme,^[12] andJohn Foster Jr.^[13]

During August 1836, Lime Street station was officially opened to the public,^[14] although the construction process was not completed until the following year. This building was designed with four large gateways, two of which were intentionally non-functional.^[13][15][16] For its early operations, as a consequence of the steep incline uphill from Lime Street to Edge Hill, trains would be halted at Edge Hill and the locomotives detached from the trains; the practice of the era was for the passenger carriages to be taken down bygravity, during which the rate of descent would be controlled bybrakemen located in a brake van. The return journey was achieved via the use of a stationarysteam engine located at Edge Hill, which would be used to haul the carriages up to Edge Hill by rope. This system was constructed by the local engineering firmMather, Dixon and Company, who worked under the direction of the engineerJohn Grantham. During 1870, this practice came to an end; instead, trains would enter and depart the station by conventional means.^[17][18][19]

Lime Street station was a near-instant success with the railway-going public. Within six years of its opening, the rapid growth of the railways had necessitated the expansion of the original station. An early plan for the enlarged station would have involved the erection of an iron roof, similar to that found atEuston station (pre-1960s rebuilding) in London, which was a ridge roof supported by iron columns. However, a different proposal quickly gained the approval of the station committee. A single curved roof was produced by a collaborative effort; designed andload tested by engineerJoseph Locke, with construction contracted toiron founderRichard Turner, and the work checked by engineerWilliam Fairbairn and manufacturerJohn Kennedy.^[20][21] The expansion work was performed at a cost of £15,000 (equivalent to £1,970,000 in 2023)^[10] and was completed during 1849, by which time the noted architectWilliam Tite had also been involved.^[14] Meanwhile, during 1845, the L&MR had been absorbed by its principal business partner, theGrand Junction Railway (GJR); the following year the GJR became part of theLondon and North Western Railway. Amongst the features which date back to the 1846–1849 rebuild of the station are a group of four columns which adjoin former Platform 1, they have been attributed to engineerEdward Woods.^[22]

By 1857, a pair ofgranite columns had been erected outside the station entrance; over time, these had become known as the "Candlesticks".^[13][23] During 1867, further expansion of Lime Street station was required to cope with operational demands; changes included the present northern arched train shed. Designed byWilliam Baker and Francis Stevenson^{[24][25][nb 1]} the train shed featured a span of 200 feet (61 m), leading to it being recognised as the largest such structure in the world at the time.^[28] It was also the first train shed in which iron was used throughout. During 1879, a second parallel southern train shed was completed, which had been designed by Stevenson and E.W. Ives.^[24][29] This second train shed featured dry construction techniques,^{[nb 2]} while each bay reportedly took only three days to build.^{[21][nb 3]}

Lime Street station is fronted by a large building, built in theRenaissance Revival style, which formerly housed theNorth Western Hotel.^[31] Designed byAlfred Waterhouse, the building was built during 1871 and served as student accommodation forLiverpool John Moores University from 1996.^[32][33][34] It was announced on 28 September 2018 that the building will be restored as a hotel by the Marcus Worthington Group at a cost of £30m. It reopened as the Radisson RED Liverpool Hotel in 2020.^[35]

As a result of theRailways Act 1921, which grouped the majority of railway companies together to create theBig Four, Lime Street station passed into the ownership of the newly formedLondon, Midland and Scottish (LMS) railway. The station played an early role in the development ofmail trains, thePost Office first dispatched mail by train from Lime Street.^[36]

Uponnationalisation of the railways during 1948, Lime Street Station became a part of theLondon Midland Region of British Railways. On 28 January 1948, a newsignal box controlling movements in and around Lime Street was commissioned; this signal box would remain in use for almost 70 years, being one of the last lever frames boxes still in operation by the time of its decommissioning during 2017–2018.^[37] During 1955, the station concourse was redeveloped and modernised.^[14] During 1959, preparatory work commenced at Lime Street for the first stage of the electrification of theWest Coast Main Line.^[38] On 1 January 1962, regular electric services between Lime Street andCrewe were officially started.^[39]

The railway lines to former platforms 10 and 11 were removed by 1965.^{[citation needed]} On 18 April 1966, the station hosted the launch of its firstInterCity service, which saw the introduction of a regular 100 mph (160 km/h) service between Liverpool and London.^{[40][41][42][43]} On 11 August 1968, theFifteen Guinea Special, a return service toCarlisle, was hauled by theBlack Five locomotive45110 from Liverpool to Manchester Victoria and back. Arriving back at Lime Street at 7:58 pm, this train marked the end of British Railways' final steam-hauled mainline passenger journey.^[15][44]

An office tower block namedConcourse House, along with a row of small retail outlets, used to stand outside the southern train shed, obscuring the arches. These dated from the 1960s and, by the 2000s, had become run down.^[45] They were demolished as part of a comprehensive refurbishment completed in 2010.

During the 1970s, a new urban rail network, known asMerseyrail was developed, resulting in four terminus stations being taken out of use in Liverpool and Birkenhead centres.^{[nb 4]} As a consequence of this restructuring and rationalization, only Lime Street remained as a terminus, thus serving as a central point for the whole region for medium- and long-haul routes. At the same time, the Merseyrail network provided commuters with ease of access across the whole Merseyside region to the one remaining large terminus.

Between 1983 and 1984, the station concourse was again altered and refurbished at a total estimated cost of £7.4 million.^{[14][46][47][48]} This refurbishment included the construction of the black glass building which partially surrounds platforms inside the northern train shed, as well as the glass screen which separates the concourse from platforms inside the southern train shed.^[22] The alterations also coincided with the opening of theInternational Garden Festival.^[47] On 29 November 1984, the new development was officially opened byPrincess Anne.^{[49][better source needed]}

On 20 October 2003, the newPendolino service operated by private rail operatorVirgin Trains, which introduced a faster service between Liverpool and London, was ceremonially unveiled in the presence of the company's founder and chief executive officerRichard Branson.^[50] Designed from the onset to be atilting train, it quickly replaced much of the previously-allocated locomotives and rolling stock used on the West Coast Main Line, namelyClasses 86,87 and90electric locomotives andMark 2 andMark 3 coaching stock.^[51] Prior to this, the fleet had been first introduced into passenger services fromBirmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly on 23 July 2002 to coincide with the opening of the2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.^[52]

To help celebrate several high-profile occasions, such as Liverpool's role asEuropean Capital of Culture during 2008, and the city's 800th anniversary in 2007, a £35 million redevelopment grant was issued for the station and its immediate surroundings. The Lime Street Gateway Project saw the demolition of the aging retail parade and office block located in front of the station, and an improved frontage and public plaza constructed in its place.^[14] Subsequently, Lime Street was votedStation of the Year 2010 at the National Rail Awards.^[53] The development was overseen byEnglish Partnerships and was completed in October 2010.^[14]

The main concourse features a pair of statues of comedianKen Dodd and politicianBessie Braddock, a work entitled "Chance Meeting" by sculptorTom Murphy, which were unveiled by Ken Dodd himself during June 2009.^[54] On 31 August 2014, theEarl of Wessex unveiled a memorial to theLiverpool Pals at the station. The memorial, which comprises two bronze friezes, was also sculpted by Tom Murphy.^[55] During 2014, former Platforms 1–5 were fully refurbished by national rail infrastructure maintenance companyNetwork Rail.^[56]

Completion of electrification of the former Liverpool and Manchester Railway's route, and the line to Wigan via St Helens Central, during May 2015 led to a recast of timetables. This included the introduction of a brand newTransPennine Express service toNewcastle via Manchester Victoria, running alongside the existing service toScarborough viaWarrington Central and Manchester Piccadilly. It was unclear whether suitable electric rolling stock would be available in time for the completion of the work,^[57] but it was confirmed during April 2014 that electric trains would be available to operate the new services. The first trains were introduced from March 2015, initially toManchester Airport, with services toWigan North Western, Manchester Victoria andWarrington Bank Quay following over the course of the year.^[58][59]

At around 17:45 on 28 February 2017,^[60] the station was cut off after a wall collapsed into the cutting between Lime Street and Edge Hill,^[61] causing more than 200 tonnes of debris to fall onto all four of the tracks running into the throat of the station.^[62] While the line was blocked, Virgin trains terminated at Runcorn and other trains terminated at Liverpool South Parkway.^[63] The debris was cleared up, with repairs made to the overhead wires, and the station reopened just over a week later on 8 March 2017.^[64][65][66]

During 2017, work commenced upon a £340 million remodelling programme intended to improve Lime Street station by modernising its signalling systems, install new platforms and to better conform with current demands.^[67] A major impetus for the work was the age of the station's signalling, the core of which dated from the 1940s and was increasingly difficult to acquire knowledgeable staff for its operation and maintenance; furthermore, as resignalling of the existing station layout offered only slightly less work than the implementation of an entirely fresh layout, only without the benefits of being able to do so, it was decided to take the rare occasion as a convenient chance to make various alterations and improvements at the same time.^[37] Perhaps the most noticeable change made for the perspective of passengers was the creation of an additional pair of platforms, which were built in the large space available between platforms 7 and 8 (now 6 and 9); all of the other platforms were also lengthened and widened as a part of this work.^[68][69]

According to industry publicationRail Engineer, the old layout of the station was relatively complex and posed some operational difficulties; many of the alterations sought to ease or eliminate some of these issues.^[37] As the curving of Platform 6 (now 5) had been a source of long-term driver difficulty in maintaining signal sightings, the platform was reprofiled to be straighter, permanently ending the problem. The new layout provides five platforms on each side of the station; beyond being simpler, the change facilitates the departure speed being increased from 15 to 25 mph and is also compatible with being maintained by modern mechanised equipment.^[37] In conjunction with the layout changes, new Mk3Doverhead line equipment was installed along the route between Lime Street station and Edge Hill. Control of the signalling was transferred over to the centralisedManchester Rail Operating Centre.^[37]

The remodelling of Lime Street had been deemed necessary in order to provide the capacity for additional services to Glasgow Central, which are set to start during 2019. Various new retail outlets, along with asupermarket, were also established by work performed during the programme.^[67] To accommodate the work, the station was mostly closed over a twenty-three day period, which started on 30 September 2017; during the latter stages of this blockade, limited services ran to/from Huyton and some destinations beyond this. The station closed from 2 June 2018 to 29 July 2018 to allow more of the remodelling to be undertaken.^[70]

Liverpool Lime Street is divided into two sections: the main line station, which offers national inter-city and regional overground services including localCity Line routes, and services on the Wirral Line on the Merseyrail network, located underground between the main line station andSt George's Hall.

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The main line station, known asLiverpool Lime Street High Level (station code: LIV)^[2] is covered by the vast iron and glass roofs dating from the 1870s. The north train shed is fronted by a 1871 French Château styled building, occupied by the Radisson RED Liverpool Hotel. The hotel was scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2022.^[71][72]

Platforms 1 to 5 are shorter than 6 to 10, the latter dealing mainly with long-distance services to London, Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield and Norwich. Access to platforms 1–5 is through a ticket inspection barrier similar to airportpassport control, while former platform 7 was gated with the creation of new shops and facilities. Former platforms 8 and 9 were still open.

In 2009, new buildings were erected in the old "cab road" area between former platforms 7 and 8. Until the 2018 station remodelling, these housed customer lounges, the Virgin Trains customer service point and an ATM; there were retail units which had coffee shops amongst the units.

There were also four non-passenger tracks.^[73] Three of these wereheadshunts, created in the northern trainshed to turn locomotives around: Track A, in between former platforms 1 and 2; track B, serving former platforms 3 and 4; and track D, for former platforms 5 and 6. There is also a platform with no passenger service between former platforms 6 and 7, known as platform E, or sometimes affectionately as platform 6¾.

Toilets, booking offices, shops, a left-luggage office, taxi ranks and coffee bars are amongst the facilities provided. The main booking office is operated byNorthern Trains. The concourse of the station contains several shops, including branches ofM&S Simply Food,Starbucks,Upper Crust,Krispy Kreme,Costa Coffee,Boots andWHSmith.^[14] Car parking is managed byAPCOA.^[14] The station also has two taxi ranks.^[74]

The station has direct bus services to theLiverpool One bus station on the 10A and 18 route, from the bus station for Liverpool John Lennon Airport use services 86A (frequent & night services) and 500. The bus services are provided byArriva North West

The main station is currently served by sixtrain operating companies, serving a wide variety of destinations. Services out of Lime Street (as of December 2024^[update]) are as follows:

East Midlands Railway operates an hourly service toNorwich, via Warrington Central, Manchester Piccadilly,Sheffield,Nottingham andPeterborough. Late afternoon and evening services terminate or start at Nottingham.^[75]

TransPennine Express currently operates two trains per hour on theirNorth Route via theChat Moss line to Manchester Victoria, continuing toHull andNewcastle respectively; one train per hour on theirSouth Route via Warrington Central runs to Manchester Piccadilly and continues toCleethorpes viaSheffield. Additionally, there are three trains per day to Glasgow Central, via the West Coast Main Line.^[76]

London Northwestern Railway currently operates a half-hourly service toBirmingham New Street viaStafford, with one train per hour calling at the local stations betweenRuncorn andCrewe.^[77]

Northern Trains is the main train operating company at Lime Street, operating the ticket office. Services include (in trains per hour):^[78]

• 1 tph toManchester Airport, viaLea Green,Newton-le-Willows andManchester Piccadilly
• 1 tph toManchester Oxford Road, via Warrington Central
• 1 tph toWarrington Central (stopping)
• 2 tph toWigan North Western, viaSt Helens Central
• 1 tph toBlackpool North, viaSt Helens Central,Wigan North Western andPreston.

Avanti West Coast operates an hourlyPendolino service toLondon Euston, calling atRuncorn,Crewe andMilton Keynes Central (peak services call additionally atStafford,Lichfield Trent Valley,Tamworth,Nuneaton,Rugby andWatford Junction).^[79]

Transport for Wales operates an hourly service toChester, via Runcorn, using theHalton Curve with daily extensions toWrexham General in the evening peak.^[80]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Terminus		Avanti West Coast West Coast Main Line Liverpool branch		Runcorn
		East Midlands Railway Liverpool – Manchester –Manchester – Sheffield		Liverpool South Parkway
		London Northwestern Railway Birmingham – Liverpool		Mossley Hill
		Transport for Wales Rail Liverpool to Chester		Liverpool South Parkway
		TransPennine Express South TransPennine
		TransPennine Express North TransPennine		Newton-le-Willows
				Lea Green
		TransPennine Express Anglo-Scottish Route Liverpool Lime Street toGlasgow Central Limited service		St Helens Central
		Northern Trains Liverpool Lime Street toManchester Oxford Road viaWarrington Central		Edge Hill
				Mossley Hill
		Northern Trains Liverpool Lime Street toBlackpool North		Huyton
		Northern Trains Liverpool–Wigan North Western/Blackpool North Line		Edge Hill
				Wavertree Technology Park
		Northern Trains Liverpool Lime Street toManchester Airport viaNewton-le-Willows		Edge Hill
				Wavertree Technology Park

The Department for Transport's 2018 consultation on the future of the CrossCountry franchise, which was due for renewal in 2019 but was later cancelled in September 2018^[81] but cited Liverpool as a potential new destination for CrossCountry train service. If adopted this may restore some of the services lost in 2003. The Consultation closed in August 2018.^[82] Despite the cancellation of the competition, the consultation responses will be used to help develop options for the future of the franchise so Liverpool may be considered as a potential destination in the future.^[83]

In a long term rail strategy by Merseytravel, new direct services to Cardiff, Bristol, Leicester, Derby, Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley have been proposed.^[84]

In June 2019,Virgin Trains lodged an application for an open access service from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street, calling atNuneaton,Tamworth,Lichfield Trent Valley andLiverpool South Parkway to rival the futureWest Coast Partnership franchise Avanti West Coast from December 2022.^[85]

In August 2019, it was announced that Avanti West Coast would operate theWest Coast Partnership franchise from December 2019. As part of the award, the new operator will look at providing up to two trains per hour between Liverpool Lime Street and London Euston from December 2022, subject to approval by theOffice of Rail and Road.^[86]

In November 2018, it was revealed by Transport for the North several options for the future Northern and TransPennine franchise. Some options for Liverpool include extension of Liverpool to Crewe services towards Stoke-on-Trent and Alsager, increasing Liverpool to Blackpool North services and a new Liverpool to Leicester service via Crewe, Stoke-on-Trent, Uttoxeter and Derby. The Leicester service could be operated by either TransPennine Express or the future East Midlands Franchise.^[87]

As part of the TransPennine Express (TPE) franchise agreement (awarded to FirstGroup, which started services in April 2016), there will be three new direct services per day to Glasgow Central via Preston along the West Coast Main Line.^[88] The current hourly TPE Newcastle route was extended viaMorpeth toEdinburgh Waverley in December 2019.

In 2005,Renaissance Trains proposed atwice-daily service from Lime Street toGlasgow Central, with weekend trains running instead fromBlackpool North to Glasgow.^[89][90] The proposal did not get enough investment backing, but was revived in 2014.^[91]

The completion of the upgrade of the Halton Curve in 2018 provides a second rail route between Liverpool and Chester, and permits the introduction of new direct services from Liverpool to Wrexham, Llandudno and other parts ofNorth Wales.^[92] As part of the new Wales & Borders franchise services to Chester were introduced in May 2019 with future services to Llandudno and Shrewsbury every hour and services to Cardiff every two hours planned.^[92]

It was also proposed that, by 2016,London Midland would also operate an hourly service to London Euston (as an extension of its existing Trent Valley semi-fast service); however, this was rejected by the Office of Rail Regulation.^{[needs update]} From May 2019 to December 2019, its successor London Northwestern Railway operated a London to Liverpool service via Birmingham New Street.^[93]

As part of the Northern franchise agreement (awarded toArriva, which started in April 2016), from December 2019 there will be a newNorthern Connect service to Leeds, via Manchester Victoria and Bradford Interchange (replacing the current all-stations local service to Victoria).^[94] This is the first time there is a direct service through to Rochdale, Halifax and Bradford Interchange since the timetable change on 10 December 2006, when Northern terminated all services at Manchester Victoria.

The underground station, known asLiverpool Lime Street Low Level (station code: LVL)^[2] consists of a single platform (platform A), alongside the 1970sLiverpool Loop tunnel and a ticket hall above. The station, opened in 1977, is connected to the main line station by means of a pedestrian subway and escalators, accessed via a long passageway which crosses beneath Lime Street itself, and by a lift from the main concourse.

Network Rail announced in early 2013 that Lime Street was to be the third station to be refurbished as part of the £40 million investment which would see all Merseyrail underground stations excludingConway Park refurbished. This included the refurbishment of the platform and the booking hall. The station refurbishment work took place between April and August 2013.^[95][96]

The subway linking the underground station to the mainline station was refurbished in June 2014. The subway was fitted out with new tiles, lighting, flooring and automatic doors to some of the entrances.^[97]

The underground station hadWi-Fi installed in January 2016.^[98]

In March 2016, it was announced that the Wirral Line loop would be having its track renewed. The underground station was closed between 3 January 2017 and 18 June 2017 whilst the works took place.^[99]

Services operate on a five-minute frequency Monday-Saturday, and between five- and ten-minute frequency on Sundays in the winter. All trains travel through to Liverpool Central andBirkenhead, of which (in trains per hour):

• Four tph continue toNew Brighton
• Four tph continue toWest Kirby
• Four tph continue toChester
• Two tph continue toEllesmere Port.

To reach destinations on theNorthern Line of the network, passengers must either use the Wirral Line and change at Liverpool Central or walk the short distance to the station.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Moorfields (one-way operation)		Merseyrail Wirral Line		Liverpool Central towardsNew Brighton,West Kirby, Chester orEllesmere Port

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