Liverpool Central

Liverpool Central station, Ranelagh Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
L1 1JT

Liverpool Central at a glance

  • Ticket Office
  • Ticket Machine
  • Prepurchase Collection
  • Car Park
  • Step Free Access
  • Toilets
  • WiFi
  • Bus Services
  • Cycle Storage Sheltered

Station details

Accessibility Information

There is information about accessibility

Accessible Parking

1

Accessible Taxis

There is taxi provision

Accessible Ticket Machines

Yes

Accessible Booking Office Counter

Yes

Customer Help Points

Liverpool Central Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 0:

Assisted Travel Meeting Point


A welcome point is located to the left of the ticket gates on the concourse. Press the assistance button to notify colleagues you have arrived.

Height Adjusted Ticket Office Counter

There is no Low-Level counter here

Lift Details

Lift, Platforms 1 to 3
Operational Announcements : There are audio announcements provided outside and inside this lift
Lift Controls : Lift controls should be accessible to most people
Manoeuvrability : The lift requires wheelchair users to reverse in or out
Opening Width : Lift has clear door widths at least 0.8m wide

Lifts

There are lifts

National Key Toilets

Yes

Passenger Assistance

Liverpool Central Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 0
Location :

Assisted Travel Meeting Point


A welcome point is located to the left of the ticket gates on the concourse. Press the assistance button to notify colleagues you have arrived.

Ramp For Train Access

Ramps are kept at this station to provide assistance

Staff Help Available

Yes

Step Free Access

A, Compliant step-free access to all platform(s)

Category A: “This station has step free access to all platforms / the platform” All platforms can be accessed via lift

Step Free Category

A, Compliant step-free access to all platform(s)

Ticket Barriers

Yes

This station does not offer

Accessible Public Telephones, Escalator Information, Impaired Mobility Set Down, Induction Loop, Nearest Accessible Stations, Wheelchairs Available

Penalty Fares

Applicable Operators: Merseyrail

Prepurchase Collection

Collect from Ticket Office

Smartcards

Metro Cards, local Saveaway and Railpass season tickets only. For more information Click here.


Top-up at Ticket Office

Ticket Machine

Yes

Ticket Machine Accessibility

Ticket buying and collection, main concourse
Manoeuvring Space : There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair
Wheelchair Height : The controls may be at a suitable height for some people

Ticket Office

Yes

This station does not offer

Contactless, London Fare Zone, Oyster, Travel Centre

Airport

The nearest Airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport, it is possible to book through Rail/bus tickets from any Merseyrail station. There is no need to buy separate train and bus tickets, simply ask for 'Liverpool John Lennon Airport' when buying your ticket. The 86A or the 80A bus will take you from Liverpool South Parkway station to the airport with a journey time of just 10 mins.

Bus Services

For onward travel information click here or contact the Traveline on 0871 200 2233

Car Park - Short stay accessible parking

Name : Short stay accessible parking
Accessible Spaces : 1

Accessible Location : via Fairclough Street
Parking : There is/are 1 accessible bay(s) available at this car parking location
Location : There is accessible parking outside the station
Duration : Parking is short stay
EV Accessible : There are No EV Charging points available in the accessible bays
EV Standard : There are no EV charging points in standard parking bays
Ramp : Ramps cannot be deployed from the rear or side of a vehicle
Help Point : There is no Help Point close to the accessible parking

Cycle Storage Cctv

Yes

Cycle Storage Location

Next to Mail entrance

Cycle Storage Sheltered

Yes

Cycle Storage Spaces

58 spaces

Apply for Free Secure Cycle storage access www.merseyrail.org/cycle

Cycle Storage Type

Stands

Cycle Storage Availability

Yes

Rail Replacement Services

32 Great Charlotte Street, Liverpool 1

Taxi Rank

There is taxi provision
Taxi rank, (taxi marked parking) via Ranelagh Street
Configuration : Taxis pick up and drop off at this taxi rank
Same Side : The Taxi rank is via controlled roadway crossing
Covered : The taxi rank is uncovered
Ramp : Ramps cannot be deployed from the rear and side of a vehicle at this Taxi Rank
Help Point : There is no help point close to this taxi rank

Taxi rank, (taxi marked parking) via Ranelagh Street (station entrance)
Configuration : Taxis pick up and drop off at this taxi rank
Same Side : The Taxi rank is on the same side as station
Covered : The taxi rank is uncovered
Ramp : Ramps cannot be deployed from the rear and side of a vehicle at this Taxi Rank
Help Point : There is no help point close to this taxi rank

This station does not offer

Car Hire, Cycle Hire, Parking Spaces, Port, Rail Replacement Maps

Announcements

Announcements are made both visually and audibly

Help Points

There are Help Points

Help points available inside ticket barriers, in passage ways and on all platforms.


Induction loops are not available at Help Points

Helpline

We want everyone to travel with confidence. That is why, if you are planning on travelling on national rail services, you can request an assistance booking in advance - now up to 2 hours before your journey is due to start, any time of the day. For more information about Passenger Assist and how to request an assistance booking via Passenger Assist, please click here.

Information Available

Yes - from help point
Yes - from ticket office

Lost Property

Yes

Staffing Level

Full time

This station does not offer

Customer Service, Left Luggage

Atm Machine

Yes

CCTV

Yes

Information Points

There are information points

Information Services

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
05:25:00.000 - 00:16:00.000

Sunday
07:45:00.000 - 00:16:00.000

Printed Local Information

There is accessible printed information available

Shops

Shoe repairer Wide range of shops Convenience store Passport Photo Booth

Refreshment Facilities

Food vending machine

Toilets

Liverpool Central Station Toilets are currently being refurbished and the works are due to be complete on both male and female toilets by March 2024.

The toilets are located on the Station Concourse. The National key toilets are located next to the public toilets on the Station Concourse; these toilets are operated by a radar key.

This station does not offer

Baby Change, Bureau De Change, Defibrillator, First Class Lounge, Limited Service, Pay Phones, Post Box, Request Stop, Trolleys, Waiting Room

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