Wirral Line

A Class 508 EMU on a Wirral Line service at Liverpool Central.
Overview
Type Commuter rail
System National Rail
Status Operational
Locale Merseyside & Cheshire,
North West England
Termini Chester
53°11′48.9″N 2°52′48.17″W / 53.196917°N 2.8800472°W / 53.196917; -2.8800472 (Chester railway station)
Ellesmere Port
53°16′55.2″N 2°53′45.6″W / 53.282°N 2.896°W / 53.282; -2.896 (Ellesmere Port railway station)
New Brighton
53°26′13.2″N 3°2′56.4″W / 53.437°N 3.049°W / 53.437; -3.049 (New Brighton railway station)
West Kirby
53°22′22.8″N 3°11′2.4″W / 53.373°N 3.184°W / 53.373; -3.184 (West Kirby railway station)
Stations 34
Operation
Owner Network Rail
Operator(s) Merseyrail
Depot(s) Birkenhead North TMD
Rolling stock British Rail Class 507
British Rail Class 508
Technical
No. of tracks Two (One through Loop tunnel)[1]
Track gauge Standard gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Electrification Third rail 750V DC
Operating speed 60 mph (97 km/h) maximum[1][2]
  1. ^ a b "Track and Route mileage (1). Line-speeds (2) - London North Western (North)" (PDF). Baseline Declaration. Network Rail. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Merseyside Route Utilisation Strategy" (PDF). Route Utilisation Strategies (RUS). Network Rail. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2010.