Liverpool is a metropolitan district located in England, which is located on the eastern part of Mersey Estuary.The district was discovered in 1207 and was granted the city status in 1880.
The city is very densely populated with a total population of 1.2 million, as it is located in Liverpool urban area.The city has one of the major port in United Kingdom.Liverpool is linked with Merseyrail urban rail network.Most of the railway sections located in the city are mostly underground.
There are three lines, which are Northern Line, which is linked with Southport, Ormshirk, Kirkby and Hunt cross; second line is Wirral Line, which is connected with Mersey railway tunnel which further connects to New Brighton,West kirkby,Chester Le Street and Ellesmere Port;the third one is the city line which has Lime Street which is for St.Helens,Wigan,Preston,Warrington and Manchester.
Liverpool has main railway station,which is known by the name Lime Street Station.The station is considered for long distance trains. The Lime street railway station is famous throughout the Britain for its railway station.There are many trains, which ply to major destinations like London and other important cities of United Kingdom in every half an hour or two hours.Liverpool is considered to be the main center of electric trains in United Kingdom,which is known by the name Liverpool overhead railway.
There are 14 stations in United Kingdom, which supports this form of railway. Liverpool has been crowned as a cultural capital of Europe for the year 2008.Virgin trains connect the city with all the major cities and towns located in United Kingdom.
The tickets for virgin trains need to be booked two weeks before the scheduled journey. There are many facilities,which are available at Liverpool railway station such as Internet cyber cafe,online room booking in hotels,stalls for newspapers and magazines,ticket booking counter, stalls of coffee and snacks,hygienic restaurants.
There is facility of prepaid as well as hired taxis to travel from one place to another throughout the Liverpool city and its neighboring cities.
