Liverpool Lime Street (Liverpool)

The typical pattern of train departures from Liverpool Lime Street is:

By Avanti West Coast:
to London Euston via Milton Keynes = 1 x train per hour

By East Midlands Railway (EMR):
to Norwich via Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly, Sheffield, Nottingham, Peterborough and Ely = 1 x train per hour

By Northern trains:

• Blackpool via Preston = 1 x train per hour
• Manchester Airport via Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Piccadilly = 1 x train per hour

By TransPennine Express (TPE) trains:

• to Newcastle via Manchester Victoria, Leeds, York, Darlington and Durham = 1 x train per hour
• Cleethorpes via Manchester Piccadilly, Sheffield and Doncaster = 1 x train per hour
• Glasgow via Lancaster, Oxenholme-Lake District; Penrith-North Lakes and Carlisle = 2 x trains per day

By West Midlands trains:
to Birmingham New Street via Crewe and Wolverhampton = 1 x train per hour

The train services call at additional stations to those listed above.

Live departures can be looked up here

The main station building, which is used by all the express train services to and from Liverpool Lime Street, is in effect in two parts, with a pair of adjacent, huge elegant arched glass roofs
At the concourse end of the arch, which spans platforms (tracks) 1 – 5, are the main passenger facilities in the station including the ticket office, the food and drink outlets and the lounge for those who have 1st class tickets for the Avanti West Coast trains.

The arch which spans over platforms 6 - 10 also extends over the taxi rank, and at its concourse end, it provides a spectacular vista over the city, which is dominated by the sublime neo-classical elegance of the nearby St Georges Hall.

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ShowMeTheJourney has anticipated what questions are most often asked about taking trains to and from Liverpool Lime Street station and answered them below.

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Yes - the part of Liverpool Lime Street which houses platforms 1 to 10 is a terminus station, so the access to and from the trains simply involves walking between the concourse and the platforms.
The platform used by MerseyRail trains is below ground, but it can be accessed by escalator - and a lift is available for those require mobility assistance.

Some of the most popular destinations in the city are within the area adjacent to Lime Street station; And these include,

• the Walker Art Gallery,
• the Central Library
• the World Museum
• and the Liverpool Empire Theatre and the Royal Court Theatre.

However, the station is located on the north-east corner of the city centre, so other destinations in the city are more distant.

Liverpool Lime St’s elegance is compounded by its elevated position, but lifts (elevators) and sloping walkways link the station concourse to street level.
The main pedestrian route to the city centre, the waterfront and the cathedrals leads off to the left down Lime Street.

Once on Lime Street, for the Roman Catholic cathedral turn left on to Brownlow Hill, but for the Anglican cathedral go straight ahead on to Renshaw Street.

Turn to the right and head down Ranleagh and Hannover Streets for the waterfront attractions including the Albert Dock, The Beatles Story and The Museum of Liverpool.

Or take the Merseyrail trains to the waterfront - see below.

There are multiple outlets in the station which serve coffee and sandwiches, but the only option for a full-meal service, which has an entrance on the main concourse is a Wetherspoons pub.
Though the ultimate pre and post-travel experience is available at the Stoke Brasserie & Gril which is located in the adjacent Raddison Red hotel.

Yes, there is a facility managed by The Excess Baggage Company, which is located on the main concourse by the ticket office.

There is a lounge which can be used by holders of First Class tickets to travel by the Avanti West Coast trains.

The main concourse isn’t the only part of Lime Street station used by trains, as the local Merseyrail trains on its Green Line (Wirral Line) call at a platform that is underground - There is only one MerseyRail platform at Lime Street, because the Green Line trains follow a one-way loop around the city centre.

All trains from this below ground level platform call at James Street station, which is adjacent to the Liverpool Waterfront.
So if you’re heading to this part of the city, taking the train to James Street is an alternative to a 15 – 20 min walk.
These 'Green Line' trains also link Lime Street station to destinations on the opposite bank of The Mersey including Birkenhead, Port Sunlight and New Brighton.

Connect at Liverpool Central station for trains on the MerseyRail 'Blue Line', which connects central Liverpool to destinations to the north including Aintree, Bootle, Crosby and Southport .
Blundellsands & Crosby station gives the easiest to the Another Place statues on the beach.

The Merseyrail isn’t a separate metro system, so an option is to book a ticket to James Street or the other stations, that’s valid from the station where you will be commencing your journey to central Liverpool.

Escalators link the Merseyrail part of Lime Street to the main concourse and there is also an elevator, on the main concourse - you’ll find it on the opposite side of the concourse to the line of ticket gates which give access to platforms 1 to 5.

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