Rock Ferry railway station
A Class 507 Merseyrail train at the stabling siding at Rock Ferry. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Rock Ferry, Wirral England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°22′23″N 3°00′40″W / 53.373°N 3.011°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ328866 | ||||
| Managed by | Merseyrail | ||||
| Transit authority | Merseytravel | ||||
| Platforms | 4 (only 2 see regular use) | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | RFY | ||||
| Fare zone | B1 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1862 | 1st station opened | ||||
| 1891 | 1st station closed and 2nd one opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 0.790 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.260 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.555 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.676 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.732 million | ||||
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Rock Ferry railway station is situated in the Rock Ferry area of Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The station lies 4.5 miles (7 km) south west of Liverpool Lime Street on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network. The station has an island platform with four platforms in total and four tracks.
Two platforms are unused with two tracks used for train stabling. The Birkenhead Dock Branch line branched off the line south of the station, with freight trains passing to the western side of the station. The freight line fell into disuse in 1993.