Northern line (Merseyrail)

The Northern line is one of two railway lines operated by Merseyrail, a commuter rail network which serves Merseyside and adjacent areas of Lancashire and Cheshire in North West England. The line has its southern terminus at Hunts Cross railway station in south Liverpool, from which it runs in a generally northerly direction through Liverpool city centre before splitting into three branches which terminate at Southport, Ormskirk, and Headbolt Lane. It serves 39 stations in total.

The line has interchanges with the Wirral line, Merseyrail's other line, at Moorfields and Liverpool Central, which are subterranean stations. Hunts Cross and Liverpool South Parkway allow interchange with City line services, and Liverpool South Parkway also allows interchange with regional and long-distance services. Headbolt Lane, Ormskirk and Southport allow interchange with services operated by Northern Trains.