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Merseyrail

Merseyrail

Merseyrail is an urban commuter rail network and train operating company in the Liverpool City Region.

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merseyrail.org
Is a
Organization
Organization

Organization attributes

Location
Liverpool
Liverpool
Industry
Rail transport
Rail transport
Transportation
Transportation
Transport network
Transport network
Public transport
Public transport
Computer network
Computer network
Parent Organization
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Serco-Abellio
Serco-Abellio
Founded Date
1977

Other attributes

B2X
B2B
B2B
B2C
B2C
0
CEO
Andy Heath
Andy Heath
Company Operating Status
Active
Country
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Glassdoor ID
805404
Invested in
RNDR Token
RNDR Token
Launch Date
2002
Number of Employees
1,200
Number of Employees (Ranges)
1,001 – 5,000
Pitchbook URL
pitchbook.com/profiles...323488-90
Wikidata ID
Q1922100
Overview

Merseyrail is a regional rail line that serves the area in and surrounding Liverpool, England including the Wirral Peninsula and the Cheshire and Lancashire areas. It was formed from a merger of five rail systems: The Mersey Railway, The Cheshire Lines Committee Railway, The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, The Wirral Railway, and The Great Western Railway & London and North Western Railway.There are sixty-five stations on the lines and the routes cover more than 120 kilometers in lines. The company employs more than 1,200 people and was founded in 1977.

Trains

The rail operates with Class 507 and Class 508 electric multiple-unit trains (EMUs). They are maintained and fixed at two depots in the network, Kirkdale TMD and Birkenhead North TMD. The trains have features such as accomodations for wheelchair users and priority seating.The newer trains also have air conditioning available on the trains as well as areas to move objects, such as strollers and bikes.

Route Map for Merseyrail

Route Map for Merseyrail

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Further Resources

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Author
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Type
Date

Electrics under the Mersey. The Mersey railway. The first Mersey Tunnel

https://youtu.be/5fdT0lMwJjk

Web

January 4, 2022

How Merseyrail dared to be different

Jonathan Bray

http://www.passengertransport.co.uk/2019/08/how-merseyrail-dared-to-be-different/

Web

August 22, 2019

Merseyrail 50 years of Progress 1971-2021

https://youtu.be/HXMF7jCT6Bg

Web

September 27, 2021

Merseyrail passengers among the most satisfied in the UK

https://www.merseyrail.org/news/merseyrail-passengers-among-the-most-satisfied-in-the-uk.aspx

Web

December 16, 2021

Merseyrail passengers encouraged to 'be who you are' with new installation at Moorfields

https://www.merseyrail.org/news/merseyrail-passengers-encouraged-to-be-who-you-are-with-new-installation-at-moorfields.aspx

Web

March 15, 2022

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