Birkenhead North railway station

Birkenhead North
Class 508 on Platform 3 in 2014
General information
Location	Birkenhead, Wirral England
Coordinates	53°24′18″N 3°03′25″W / 53.405°N 3.057°W / 53.405; -3.057
Grid reference	SJ298902
Managed by	Merseyrail
Transit authority	Merseytravel
Platforms	3 (only 2 see regular use)
Other information
Station code	BKN
Fare zone	B1
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	Hoylake Railway
Pre-grouping	Wirral Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 January 1888	Opened as Birkenhead Docks[1]
1926	Renamed Birkenhead North
1938	Electrified
Passengers
2018/19	0.921 million
Interchange	117,198
2019/20	1.074 million
Interchange	124,556
2020/21	0.298 million
Interchange	32,163
2021/22	0.681 million
Interchange	68,755
2022/23	0.878 million
Interchange	71,783
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Birkenhead North railway station serves the town of Birkenhead, in Merseyside, 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.