Liverpool Lime Street is a terminus railway station and the main station serving the city centre of Liverpool.
The Grade II listed station was designed by architects Arthur Holme, John Cunningham, and John Foster and was officially opened in 1836.
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It is the oldest still-in-use grand terminus mainline station in the world. Plus, the building itself is quite impressive; its front is designed in the Renaissance Revival style." SOURCE: (
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The Grade listed description given by British Listed Building reads as follows;
"SJ 3590 SW
54/686
LIME STREET, L1
Lime Street Station
14.3.75.
G.V. II
Railway sheds and facade. Begun 1867 by Francis Stevenson and
William Baker and extended by a parallel shed to the south in
1874-9. The earlier portion has a long glass roof in a graceful
curve and with a span of 219 ft, supported on double doric
columns of iron. The later portion is on square piers with a
span of 186 ft. Screen facing Lime Street is of stone; Tuscan
pilestrade; round-arched openings with architraves and keystones.
Skelhorne street entrance has Tuscan columns with dosserets and
arch braces supporting cornice (possibly of 1836 by Foster).
Listing NGR: SJ3512790483" SOURCE: (
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In 1849 the station had its first expansion, a large château-like building which still fronts the station.
The station underwent a large-scale redevelopment in the early 2000s in conjunction with the city being named European Capital Culture for 2008. With nearly 20 million commuters passing through the station yearly, and being at the heart of the popular attractions, it’s the busiest station in Liverpool.
The station is divided into two sections, the mainline station managed by Network Rail which offers national intercity and regional over ground services and was awarded Station of the Year in 2010, and the underground station that is managed by Merseyrail.
There are nine platforms, and they all have step-free access. Platforms 1 to 6 are shorter than the rest and mostly service long-distance journeys to London, Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield and Norwich.
Arriva Trains Northern, TransPennine Express, Avanti West Coast, East Midlands, London Northwestern and Merseyrail train companies service this station.
Facilities at the station include;
Booking Office
Toilets, including baby changing facilities
Station Buffet
WiFi
Shops
ATM
Telephones
Disabled Access - step-free access throughout, ramps, and induction loops available
First Class Lounge
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