Northern line (Merseyrail)

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Northern line
A Northern line Class 507 at Liverpool Central
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Liverpool North West England
Termini	Southport, Ormskirk, Headbolt Lane Hunts Cross, Liverpool Central
Stations	36
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	Merseyrail[1]
Depot(s)	Kirkdale TMD
Rolling stock	Class 777 Class 507
Technical
Number of tracks	Two
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail[2]
Operating speed	60 mph (97 km/h) maximum[3][4]
Route map (Click to expand)

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Legend
Ormskirk branch line to Preston Manchester– Southport line Southport Ormskirk (divided platform) Southport C.S. Aughton Park Birkdale Town Green Hillside Merseytravel limit Ainsdale Maghull North Freshfield Maghull Formby  M58  Hightown  M57  Hall Road Old Roan Blundellsands & Crosby Aintree Waterloo Orrell Park Seaforth & Litherland Kirkby branch line to Wigan Wallgate Bootle New Strand Headbolt Lane (divided platform) Bootle Oriel Road Kirkby Bank Hall Fazakerley Walton Rice Lane Kirkdale TMD Kirkdale Sandhills Moorfields Stock transfer line via James Street Liverpool Lime Street Wirral Line to Birkenhead Hamilton Sq Liverpool Central Liverpool Baltic (proposed) Brunswick St Michaels Aigburth Cressington City Line to Liverpool Lime Street Garston (closed) Liverpool South Parkway City Line to Runcorn Hunts Cross City Line to Warrington Central

The Northern line is one of two commuter rail routes operated by Merseyrail and centred on Merseyside, England,^[5] the other being the Wirral line. The cross-city route runs from Hunts Cross in south Liverpool then (by way of an underground section through Liverpool's city centre) branches in the north to terminate at Southport, Headbolt Lane (both Merseyside) and Ormskirk (Lancashire).

Passenger interchange to the Wirral line is available at Moorfields and Liverpool Central, and to the separately-owned City Line at Hunts Cross and Liverpool South Parkway. Liverpool South Parkway also allows interchange with regional and long-distance services, while connections to services operated by Northern Trains are possible at Headbolt Lane, Ormskirk and Southport.