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| Merseyrail 508 128 arrives at Rock Ferry |
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| Type: | National Rail (Merseyrail Wirral Line) |
| Station code: | RCY |
| Opened: | 1862 |
| Platforms: | 4 |
The station was opened in 1862 by the Chester & Birkenhead Railway replacing an older station called Rock Lane. Rock Ferry became part of the expanding Mersey Railway network in 1891 [1] and was their Southern terminus and interchange with services coming up from the South.
In the 1980s the Merseyrail electric network was extended South to Hooton [2][3] and finally through to Chester and Ellesmere Port. Rock Ferry was changed to a through station. The former Merseyrail terminating platforms are now mostly used for stabling stock with only a handful of services using the platforms, everything else using the two through platforms.
The station has a footbridge for access between the platforms as well as a partial canopy.
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| 508 115 stands at Rock Ferry |
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| 508 123 arrives at the station |
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| Two trains pass |
[1] Jonathan Cadwallader & Martin Jenkins, Merseyside Electrics (Ian Allan, 2010) p. 78
[2] John Glover, BR Diary 1978-1985 (Ian Allan, 1985) p. 118
[3] Cadwallader & Jenkins p. 78
