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Birkenhead North (BKN)

Name: Birkenhead North — station data
Creator: LopoRail

Station BKN on the United Kingdom network ( UK )

Full TimeUnited Kingdom · UK

PunctualityLow risk · 28/100

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Station NameBirkenhead North

Station CodeBKN

CountryUK

Latitude53.40482

Longitude-3.05743

Operator CodeME

OperatorMerseyrail

National Location Code214500

StaffingFull Time

AddressBirkenhead North station, Station Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 7AZ

Service status

Merseyrail

Good service

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BIRKENHEAD NORTH (BKN) \u00b7 DeparturesLive

TimeDestinationPlatOperatorStatus

11:18NEW BRIGHTON3Merseyrail+1m

11:28NEW BRIGHTON3Merseyrail+9m

11:22WEST KIRBY3MerseyrailOn time

11:25WEST KIRBY3Merseyrail+1m

11:33NEW BRIGHTON3Merseyrail+1m

11:38NEW BRIGHTON3Merseyrail+4m

11:38WEST KIRBY3Merseyrail+1m

11:42WEST KIRBY3Merseyrail+3m

11:56NEW BRIGHTON3Merseyrail+9m

11:50NEW BRIGHTON3Merseyrail+1m

11:53WEST KIRBY3Merseyrail+1m

11:56WEST KIRBY3Merseyrail+2m

12:06NEW BRIGHTON3Merseyrail+4m

12:06NEW BRIGHTON3Merseyrail+2m

12:10WEST KIRBY3Merseyrail+3m

12:12WEST KIRBY3Merseyrail+3m

12:18NEW BRIGHTON3Merseyrail+1m

12:19NEW BRIGHTON3MerseyrailOn time

12:24WEST KIRBY3Merseyrail+2m

12:25WEST KIRBY3Merseyrail+1m

12:34NEW BRIGHTON3Merseyrail+2m

12:34NEW BRIGHTON3MerseyrailOn time

12:40WEST KIRBY3Merseyrail+3m

12:40WEST KIRBY3Merseyrail+1m

12:47NEW BRIGHTON3MerseyrailOn time

12:49NEW BRIGHTON3MerseyrailOn time

12:53WEST KIRBY3Merseyrail+1m

12:54WEST KIRBY3MerseyrailOn time

13:02NEW BRIGHTON3MerseyrailOn time

13:04NEW BRIGHTON2MerseyrailOn time

13:08WEST KIRBY3Merseyrail+1m

13:11WEST KIRBY2Merseyrail+2m

13:17NEW BRIGHTON3MerseyrailOn time

13:19NEW BRIGHTON2MerseyrailOn time

13:22WEST KIRBY3MerseyrailOn time

13:24WEST KIRBY2MerseyrailOn time

13:32NEW BRIGHTON2MerseyrailOn time

13:36NEW BRIGHTONMerseyrail+2m

13:39WEST KIRBY2Merseyrail+2m

13:51WEST KIRBYMerseyrail+12m

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Birkenhead North Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 2550143.jpg — Photo by Wikimedia Commons

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BKPBirkenhead Park1.4 km

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BIDBidston1.5 km

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WLVWallasey Village2.2 km

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CNPConway Park2.6 km

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WLGWallasey Grove Road2.7 km

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UPTUpton (Merseyside)2.8 km

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LSWLeasowe2.8 km

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BKCBirkenhead Central3.1 km

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