Merseyrail

Company History: Merseyrail, part of Merseytravel, is an urban rail network serving Liverpool, England, the surrounding Liverpool City Region, the Wirral Peninsula, and adjacent areas of Cheshire and Lancashire. Merseyrail operates 68 railway stations across two lines – the Northern Line and the Wirral Line, which are dedicated 750 V DC third rail electrified lines that serve underground stations in the centres of Liverpool and Birkenhead. Merseyrail branding is also applied to stations on the City Line, which has stations and services operated by other train operating companies (TOC). The City Line services, which use a mix of AC electric and diesel trains, operate on the Liverpool to Manchester Lines and the Liverpool to Wigan Line.
The Merseyrail third rail network has 68 stations and 75 miles (121 km) of track, of which 6.5 miles (10.5 km) are underground. Carrying approximately 110,000 passengers each weekday, or 34 million passengers per year, it is one of the most heavily used urban railway networks in the United Kingdom outside London.
The first part of the large comprehensive urban network was initially opened in 1977 by merging separate rail lines by constructing new tunnels under Liverpool city centre and Birkenhead. The full 1970s plans for the network were not realised, but the network has been extended on its peripheries with additional extensions proposed. The extensions were created by electrifying existing lines and then transferring the electrified sections into Merseyrail. Merseyrail is operated by 50:50 joint venture Serco-Abellio, who superseded Arriva Trains Merseyside in 2003. The 25-year contract expires in 2028.[6]From Wikipedia

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