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A critical interchange between rail branches, Kirkdale Railway Station serves the Kirkdale district of Liverpool with regular Merseyrail services on the Northern Line. Trains from Kirkdale run every fifteen minutes during weekday daytimes, with northbound services from platform 2 running to Kirkby or Ormskirk and southbound services from platform 1 with slightly greater frequency to Liverpool Central. In the evenings and on Sundays, northbound services are half-hourly and trains to Liverpool are quarter-hourly.

Station facilities at Kirkdale are standard for Merseyrail. The station is fully staffed during all hours of operation, and tickets may be purchased from the manned ticket office ahead of travel. Train running information is provided via digital display screens, automated announcements, and timetable poster boards on each platform. Waiting shelters with interior and exterior bench seating are installed for customer use. Both platforms, the booking office, and car park located to the rear of platform 2 are step-free and fully accessible

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Departures and arrivals from Kirkdale

Want to check the latest departures and arrivals into Kirkdale station? Find live information for the next trains departing and arriving at the station below.
Departing toTrainTimePlatformStatus
to Headbolt LaneMerseyrail10:302On time
to Hunts CrossMerseyrail10:311On time
to Liverpool CentralMerseyrail10:371On time
to OrmskirkMerseyrail10:392Late
to Headbolt LaneMerseyrail10:452On time
Arriving fromTrainTimePlatformStatus
from Liverpool CentralMerseyrail10:292On time
from OrmskirkMerseyrail10:301On time
from Headbolt LaneMerseyrail10:361On time
from Hunts CrossMerseyrail10:382Late
from Liverpool CentralMerseyrail10:442On time
† Average savings on advance fares booked at least one week before day of travel vs Anytime fares purchased on day of travel. Subject to availability. Excludes coach.

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