In this first instalment of my newly revived “Every Station” series here on my blog, as well as sharing it all over on TikTok, we head to Birkenhead North to explore the line towards New Brighton. This is a short branch line on my local route back to Wallasey. However, starting at Birkenhead North station, the line branches to the right, heading away from the line towards Bidston and West Kirby.

I boarded the train from Birkenhead North towards New Brighton, bypassing Wallasey Village, and disembarked at Wallasey Grove Road. Currently, there is a slight issue with the signals at Wallasey Grove Road station; they only turn green when the train from New Brighton is arriving. This creates a somewhat awkward situation.

From Wallasey Grove Road, I crossed the footbridge to catch my next train to Wallasey Village station, where I often waited for my train after leaving High School or arriving to attend Mosslands High School. Although I didn’t have fond memories of attending High School or Primary School, Wallasey Village station opened to passengers in 1907, originally named Leasowe Road.

Wallasey Grove Road station opened in 1888, along with New Brighton and Warren stations, which also opened that year. However, Warren station closed to passengers in 1915. During the 1960s, when the line from Seacombe closed, it was possible to catch trains to Wrexham Central (General) from New Brighton. From Wallasey Village, I took the train to the terminus of New Brighton station before turning around and heading to Hamilton Square.

Arriving into New Brighton the end of the line, you get the sense that it’s a quite small branch line and it also feels that when your on the train between say Liverpool & New Brighton with the new Class 777 trains you feel like the line is relatively quiet compared to that of the West Kirby which I will be featuring in my next post. However that’s it for this one.

You’re probably wondering why I’m starting this again. Well, I felt it was necessary due to the nature of this challenge. If you miss a station or don’t get photos of each one, you lose track of how many you’ve visited. I love starting on the Merseyrail Network; that’s how I originally made my name in the YouTube world. I’m also sharing these videos on my TikTok page, Visiting Every Station.