Birkenhead North railway station
Birkenhead North 
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| Location | |
| Place | Birkenhead |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Coordinates | 53°24′18″N 3°03′25″W / 53.405°N 3.057°WCoordinates: 53°24′18″N 3°03′25″W / 53.405°N 3.057°W |
| Grid reference | SJ298902 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BKN |
| Managed by | Merseyrail |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.903 million |
| – Interchange |
75,360 |
| 2012/13 |
 0.842 million |
| – Interchange |
75,023 |
| 2013/14 |
0.683 million |
| – Interchange |
52,329 |
| 2014/15 |
0.744 million |
| – Interchange |
64,991 |
| 2015/16 |
0.771 million |
| – Interchange |
66,411 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | B1 |
| History | |
| Original company | Hoylake Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Wirral Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 2 January 1888 | Opened as Birkenhead Docks |
| 1926 | Renamed Birkenhead North |
| 1938 | Electrified |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Birkenhead North from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Birkenhead North railway station is situated in Birkenhead, Wirral, England. The station is situated on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network, close to the junction of the New Brighton and West Kirby branches. Birkenhead North TMD, situated just to the west of the station, is the main Traction Maintenance Depot for the Merseyrail fleet.
The station was built by the Wirral Railway, replacing their earlier terminus at Wallasey Bridge Road (a short distance away) which had opened in 1866. The station was originally known as Birkenhead Docks and opened on 2 January 1888 as through station with Birkenhead Park station becoming the new terminus.
The station had three through platforms from prior to 1898, which it still retains to the present day. However, the outer face of the north side island platform sees little use apart from trains to and from Birkenhead North depot at the start and end of service.
The Wirral Railway subsequently became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, who renamed the station Birkenhead North in 1926. The line through Birkenhead North was electrified, using a 650v DC third rail system, and brought into passenger service on 14 March 1938, allowing through services from New Brighton to Liverpool Central via the Mersey Railway Tunnel. Services used the new LMS trains and the former Mersey Railway electric units. The Mersey Railway electric units operated through the station until 1957.
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