Chester–Birkenhead railway line

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The Chester–Birkenhead railway line is a rail route in northwest England linking the city of Chester with Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula, now largely integrated into the Merseyrail network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heavy rail line
railway line
connectsCity Chester
connectsTown Birkenhead
connectsWith Borderlands Line
Chester–Warrington line
Merseyrail Northern Line (via Liverpool city centre tunnels)
country England
electrification 750 V DC third rail
electrifiedSection Hooton to Birkenhead
Hooton to Chester
followsRoute Chester to Birkenhead
gauge 1435 mm
hasStation Bache railway station
Bebington railway station
Birkenhead Central railway station
Birkenhead Hamilton Square railway station
Bromborough Rake railway station
Bromborough railway station
Capenhurst railway station
Chester railway station
Green Lane railway station
Hooton railway station
Port Sunlight railway station
Rock Ferry railway station
Spital railway station
integratedInto Merseyrail urban rail network
linked to: Merseyrail
locatedIn Cheshire West and Chester
Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
North West England
opened 19th century
operator Merseyrail
owner Network Rail
partOf Merseyrail Wirral Line
linked to: Wirral Line

Merseyrail network
linked to: Merseyrail
primaryUse suburban commuter traffic
regionServed Cheshire
Wirral Peninsula
serviceType commuter rail
passenger rail
status operational
terminus Birkenhead
Birkenhead Hamilton Square railway station
Chester railway station
trackGauge standard gauge
usesRollingStock Merseyrail Class 507
Merseyrail Class 508

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Hooton railwayStationOnLine Chester–Birkenhead railway line
Birkenhead Central railway station originalCompany Chester and Birkenhead Railway
linked to: Chester–Birkenhead railway line
Bromborough railway station originalOperator Chester and Birkenhead Railway
linked to: Chester–Birkenhead railway line