Station Overview - Birkenhead Central

 Birkenhead Central 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Birkenhead Central had 595,500 entries and exits, making it the 589th most used station in Great Britain.
589/2554
It was the 214th busiest station with 1,298 scheduled services per week
214/953
That's a daily average of 1,631.51 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 8.82 passengers per service, giving it the 881st highest passenger to service ratio.
881/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 220,030
Reduced price entries & exits: 260,662
Season ticket entries & exits: 114,808
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +277,982 : 87.55%
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1145527Down line
2128465Up line

*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2021 (Nov 2019)

Timetables
TableRoute
64 Ellesmere Port & Chester - Hooton - Birkenhead & Liverpool

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Current Service Pattern
DAY/HR000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 12 9 8 8 8 8 195
Tue 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 12 9 8 8 8 8 195
Wed 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 12 9 8 8 8 8 195
Thu 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 12 9 8 8 8 8 195
Fri 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 12 9 8 8 8 8 195
Sat 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 8 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 9 8 8 8 8 188
Sun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 130
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Birkenhead Central
CRS: BKC / NLC: 2217 / TIPLOC: BRKNHDC
Station Facility Owner: Merseyrail
OS Grid Ref: 332205 388427
Region: North West
Local Authority: Wirral
ELR(s): MIR2 2m 29ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 557,110
1998-1999: 451,782 (-105,328 : -18.91%)
1999-2000: 403,896 (-47,886 : -10.60%)
2000-2001: 357,031 (-46,865 : -11.60%)
2001-2002: 321,102 (-35,929 : -10.06%)
2002-2003: 312,621 (-8,481 : -2.64%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 411,631 (+99,010 : 31.67%)
2005-2006: 439,743 (+28,112 : 6.83%)
2006-2007: 427,186 (-12,557 : -2.86%)
2007-2008: 452,358 (+25,172 : 5.89%)
2008-2009: 1,030,798 (+578,440 : 127.87%)
2009-2010: 960,376 (-70,422 : -6.83%)
2010-2011: 995,676 (+35,300 : 3.68%)
2011-2012: 1,005,212 (+9,536 : 0.96%)
2012-2013: 948,380 (-56,832 : -5.65%)
2013-2014: 910,378 (-38,002 : -4.01%)
2014-2015: 1,062,924 (+152,546 : 16.76%)
2015-2016: 965,262 (-97,662 : -9.19%)
2016-2017: 933,834 (-31,428 : -3.26%)
2017-2018: 891,934 (-41,900 : -4.49%)
2018-2019: 835,662 (-56,272 : -6.31%)
2019-2020: 922,770 (+87,108 : 10.42%)
2020-2021: 317,518 (-605,252 : -65.59%)
2021-2022: 595,500 (+277,982 : 87.55%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +365,660 (+65.64%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +38,390 (+6.89%)
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