Merseyrail 2025 Christmas and New Year timetable including last train times

Discover Merseyrail's 2025 schedule for Christmas and New Year, including last train timings on Christmas Eve.

Merseyrail has confirmed its 2025 Christmas and New Year timetable.

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Trains will run every day, except Christmas Day, with Merseyrail’s special Boxing Day service returning to support those attending events or heading out to look for bargains in the sales.

Here is everything you need to know - including details of Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day services.

Merseyrail Christmas and New Year service

Christmas Eve (Tuesday, December 24): Services will run throughout the day, with last trains departing around 8.30pm.
Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25): No services will operate.
Boxing Day (Thursday, December 26): Merseyrail’s special Boxing Day service will run from approximately 9.00pm to 6.00pm, with trains calling at selected stations across the network. Additional services will be available between Liverpool and Aintree to support those attending the Boxing Day races.
New Year’s Eve (Tuesday, December 31): Services will operate as usual, with last trains departing around 8.00pm.
New Year’s Day (Wednesday, January 1): A 30-minute Sunday service will run across all lines.

Merseyrail Christmas Eve last train times

West Kirby to Liverpool

West Kirby - 8.01pm
Hoylake - 8.04pm
Manor Road - 20.06
Meols - 8.08pm
Moreton - 8.11pm
Leasowe - 8.13pm
Bidston - 8.16pm
Birkenhead North - 8.19pm
Birkenhead Park - 8.21pm
Conway Park - 8.24pm
Hamilton Square - 8.26pm
James Street - 8.29pm
Moorfields -8.31pm
Liverpool Lime Street 8.33pm
Liverpool Central - 8.35pm

Liverpool to West Kirby

Moorfields - 8.31pm
Liverpool Lime Street - 8.33pm
Liverpool Central - 8.35pm
James Street - 8.37pm
Hamilton Square - 8.41pm
Conway Park - 8.43pm
Birkenhead Park - 8.45pm
Birkenhead North - 8.50pm
Bidston - 8.53pm
Leasowe - 8.55pm
Moreton - 8.57pm
Meols - 9.01pm
Manor Road - 9.03pm
Hoylake - 9.06pm
West Kirby - 9.09pm

New Brighton to Liverpool

New Brighton - 8.23pm
Wallasey Grove Road - 8.27pm
Wallasey Village -8.29pm
Birkenhead North - 8.34pm
Birkenhead Park - 8.36pm
Conway Park - 8.39pm
Hamilton Square - 8.41pm
James Street - 8.44pm
Moorfield - 8.46pm
Liverpool Lime Street - 8.48pm
Liverpool Central - 8.50pm

Liverpool to New Brighton

Moorfields - 8.46pm
Liverpool Lime Street - 8.48pm
Liverpool Central - 8.50pm
James Street - 8.52pm
Hamilton Square - 8.55pm
Conway Park - 8.57pm
Birkenhead Park - 8.59pm
Birkenhead North - 9.02pm
Wallasey Village - 9.07pm
Wallasey Grove Road - 9.08pm
New Brighton - 9.13pm

Chester to Liverpool

Chester - 8.29pm
Bache - 8.33pm
Capenhurst - 8.38pm
Hooton - 8.43pm
Eastham Rake - 8.45pm
Bromborough - 8.48pm
Bromborough Rake - 8.50pm
Spital - 8.52pm
Port Sunlight - 8.54pm
Bebington - 8.56pm
Rock Ferry - 8.58pm
Green Lane - 9.01pm
Birkenhead Central - 9.05pm
Hamilton Square - 9.07pm
James Street - 9.11pm
Moorfields - 9.12pm
Liverpool Lime Street - 9.15pm
Liverpool Central - 9.17pm

Liverpool to Chester

Moorfields -8.36pm
Liverpool Lime Street -8.39pm
Liverpool Central - 8.41pm
James Street - 8.43pm
Hamilton Square - 8.46pm
Birkenhead Central - 8.49pm
Green Lane - 8.51pm
Rock Ferry - 8.54pm
Bebington - 8.57pm
Port Sunlight - 8.59pm
Spital - 9.01pm
Bromborough Rake - 9.03pm
Bromborough - 9.05pm
Eastham Rake - 9.07pm
Hooton - 9.09pm
Capenhurst - 9.14pm
Bache - 9.23pm
Chester - 9.27pm

Ellesmere Port to Liverpool

Ellesmere Port - 8.17pm
Overpool - 8.20pm
Little Sutton - 8.22pm
Hooton - 8.26pm
Eastham Rake - 8.28pm
Bromborough - 8.31pm
Bromborough Rake - 8.33pm
Spital - 8.35pm
Port Sunlight - 8.37pm
Bebington - 8.39pm
Rock Ferry - 8.41pm
Green Lane - 8.44pm
Birkenhead Central - 8.47pm
Hamilton Square - 8.50pm
James Street - 8.53pm
Moorfields - 8.55pm
Liverpool Lime Street - 8.57pm
Liverpool Central- 9.00pm

Liverpool to Ellesmere Port

Moorfields - 8.24pm
Liverpool Lime Street - 8.26pm
Liverpool Central - 8.28pm
James Street - 8.30pm
Hamilton Square - 8.33pm
Birkenhead Central - 8.36pm
Green Lane - 8.39pm
Rock Ferry - 8.42pm
Bebington - 8.44pm
Port Sunlight - 8.46pm
Spital - 8.48pm
Bromborough Rake 8.50pm
Bromborough - 8.52pm
Eastham Rake - 8.54pm
Hooton - 8.57pm
Little Sutton - 9.01pm
Overpool - 9.04pm
Ellesmere Port - 9.08pm

Headbolt Lane to Liverpool

Headbolt Lane - 8.11pm
Kirkby - 8.13pm
Fazakerley - 8.16pm
Rice Lane - 8.19pm
Kirkdale - 8.22pm
Sandhills - 8.24pm
Moorfields - 8.28pm
Liverpool Central - 8.31pm

Liverpool to Headbolt Lane

Liverpool Central - 8.35pm
Moorfields - 8.37pm
Sandhills - 8.42pm
Kirkdale - 8.44pm
Rice Lane - 8.46pm
Fazakerley - 8.49pm
Kirkby - 8.53pm
Headbolt Lane - 8.55pm

Hunts Cross to Ormskirk

Hunts Cross - 8.06pm / 8.21pm
Liverpool South Parkway - 8.10pm / 8.25pm
Cressington - 8.12pm / 8.27pm
Aigburth - 8.14pm / 8.29pm
St Michaels - 8.17pm / 8.32pm
Brunswick - 8.19pm / 8.34pm
Liverpool Central - 8.25pm / 8.40pm
Moorfields - 8.28pm / 8.43pm
Sandhills - 8.31pm / 8.46pm
Kirkdale - 8.34pm
Walton - 8.37pm
Orrell Park - 8.38pm
Aintree - 8.41pm
Old Roan - 8.43pm
Maghull - 8.47pm
Maghull North - 8.49pm
Town Green - 8.53pm
Aughton Park - 8.55pm
Ormskirk - 9.0 pm

Ormskirk to Hunts Cross

Ormskirk - 8.06pm
Aughton Park - 8.09pm
Town Green - 8.11pm
Maghull North - 8.15pm
Maghull - 8.18pm
Old Roan - 8.21pm
Aintree - 8.24pm
Orrell Park - 8.26pm
Walton - 8.28pm
Kirkdale - 8.31pm
Sandhills - 8.36pm
Moorfields - 8.40pm
Liverpool Central - 8.43pm
Brunswick - 8.46pm
St Michaels - 8.49pm
Aigburth - 8.51pm
Cressington - 8.53pm
Liverpool South Parkway - 8.56pm
Hunts Cross - 9.01pm

Southport to Liverpool

Southport - 8.03pm
Birkdale - 8.07pm
Hillside - 8.10pm
Ainsdale - 8.13pm
Freshfield - 8.17pm
Formby - 8.20pm
Hightown - 8.23pm
Hall Road - 8.27pm
Blundellsands & Crosby - 8.30pm
Waterloo - 8.33pm
Seaforth & Litherland - 8.36pm
Bootle New Strand - 8.39pm
Bootle Oriel Road - 8.41pm
Bank Hall - 8.43pm
Sandhills - 8.47pm
Moorfields - 8.50pm
Liverpool Central - 8.53pm

Liverpool to Southport

Liverpool Central - 8.32pm
Moorfields - 8.35pm
Sandhills - 8.39pm
Bank Hall - 8.41pm
Bootle Oriel Road - 8.43pm
Bootle New Strand - 8.44pm
Seaforth & Litherland - 8.47pm
Waterloo - 8.50pm
Blundellsands & Crosby - 8.53pm
Hall Road - 8.55pm
Hightown - 8.59pm
Formby - 9.02pm
Freshfield - 9.05pm
Ainsdale - 9.09pm
Hillside - 9.13pm
Birkdale - 9.16pm
Southport - 9.21pm

Full details of first and last departures are also available on the Merseyrail website and journey planner here. Services on all other days will operate to the normal timetable, unless stated.