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Liverpool Central station is a railway station in Liverpool , England , and forms the central hub of the Merseyrail network, being on both the Northern Line and the Wirral Line . Liverpool Central is one of six stations on the Merseyrail network to incorporate automatic ticket barriers. The main concourse is part of a shopping centre. HISTORY The original station, which was above ground, opened in 1874 , at the end of the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) line to Manchester . It replaced Brunswick station as the CLC's terminus, and was the headquarters of the committee. In 1891 the Low Level station opened, at the end of the Mersey Railway 's route via the Mersey Railway Tunnel from Birkenhead , when their route was extended from James Street station. The Mersey Railway platforms were underground, beneath the original Central station. In 1966 , most services on the CLC route were diverted to Liverpool Lime Street , leaving only a dozen trains per day to and from Gateacre . These final services were withdrawn in 1972 , and the above-ground part was demolished. The Low Level platforms remained open. In the 1970s , the Merseyrail network in Liverpool city centre was expanded considerably. A new loop line was built for Wirral Line trains, linking James Street station with Moorfields , Liverpool Lime Street, Liverpool Central and returning to James Street. A new deep-level underground platform was built at Liverpool Central as part of this. Meanwhile, the former CLC route was connected to the Mersey Railway platforms, and another new tunnel allowed trains to continue northwards via Moorfields to the lines from Liverpool Exchange , which was closed. This route became the Northern Line. The rebuilt station opened in 1977 . In the original 1970s plan, southbound trains would have continued to Warrington and Manchester; however, services terminated at Garston (but were later extended to Hunts Cross ). At the same time, works to allow the Northern Line to be connected to the Victoria Tunnel were put in place, but were later abandoned. This would have allowed trains to operate to St Helens . On meant that all Wirral Line services through the Loop were suspended for the remainder of the week, terminating at James Street. SERVICES train at Liverpool Central]] On the Northern Line, trains run every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime) to each of Southport , Ormskirk , Kirkby and Hunts Cross . At other times, trains run every 30 minutes to each destination. Trains from Hunts Cross continue through to Southport; Ormskirk and Kirkby trains terminate at Liverpool Central. On the Wirral Line, run every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime) to each of New Brighton , West Kirby and Hooton . From Hooton, trains continue every 30 minutes to each of Chester and Ellesmere Port . These services give a combined frequency of five minutes via James Street and through the Mersey Railway Tunnel to Hamilton Square station in Birkenhead . At other times, trains operate every 30 minutes to each of the four destinations. EXTERNAL LINKS
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