Liverpool Central railway station
You can reach 68 stations directly from Liverpool Central on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Moorfields, with 618 trains a day.
See Liverpool Central on the map
Liverpool Central is the nearest station for postcodes in L1. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Liverpool Central
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorfields | 618 | 616 | 357 |
| Hamilton Square | 431 | 428 | 258 |
| Liverpool James Street | 431 | 428 | 258 |
| Sandhills | 401 | 401 | 228 |
| Kirkdale | 252 | 252 | 129 |
| Birkenhead North | 238 | 238 | 127 |
| Birkenhead Park | 238 | 238 | 127 |
| Conway Park | 238 | 238 | 127 |
| Liverpool Lime Street | 217 | 215 | 129 |
| Birkenhead Central | 192 | 189 | 130 |
| Green Lane | 192 | 189 | 130 |
| Rock Ferry | 192 | 189 | 130 |
| Bebington | 191 | 188 | 128 |
| Bromborough Rake | 191 | 188 | 128 |
| Bromborough | 191 | 188 | 128 |
| Eastham Rake | 191 | 188 | 128 |
| Hooton | 191 | 188 | 128 |
| Port Sunlight | 191 | 188 | 128 |
| Spital | 191 | 188 | 128 |
| Ainsdale | 143 | 143 | 99 |
| Bank Hall | 143 | 143 | 99 |
| Birkdale | 143 | 143 | 99 |
| Blundellsands & Crosby | 143 | 143 | 99 |
| Bootle New Strand | 143 | 143 | 99 |
| Bootle Oriel Road | 143 | 143 | 99 |
| Formby | 143 | 143 | 99 |
| Freshfield | 143 | 143 | 99 |
| Hillside | 143 | 143 | 99 |
| Hall Road | 143 | 143 | 99 |
| Hightown | 143 | 143 | 99 |
| Seaforth & Litherland | 143 | 143 | 99 |
| Southport | 143 | 143 | 99 |
| Waterloo | 143 | 143 | 99 |
| Aigburth | 129 | 129 | 64 |
| Brunswick | 129 | 129 | 64 |
| Cressington | 129 | 129 | 64 |
| Hunts Cross | 129 | 129 | 64 |
| Liverpool South Parkway | 129 | 129 | 64 |
| St Michaels | 129 | 129 | 64 |
| Fazakerley | 127 | 127 | 65 |
and 28 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Liverpool Central is
14,820,216 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 31st busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 1,018,090 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Liverpool Central and Ormskirk than any other pair: 756,906 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Liverpool Lime Street 0.2 miles
- Moorfields 0.5 miles
- Liverpool James Street 0.5 miles
- Edge Hill 1.4 miles
- Brunswick 1.5 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Liverpool Central, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Canning · 0.4 miles
- Park Lane railway goods · 0.5 miles
- Wapping Dock · 0.6 miles
- Liverpool St James · 0.7 miles
- Liverpool Baltic · 0.7 miles
- Liverpool Riverside · 0.8 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.