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| rdfs:comment | - The Wirral Line connects Liverpool to the Wirral Peninsula via the Mersey Railway Tunnel, with branches to New Brighton, West Kirby, Chester and Ellesmere Port. Beneath Liverpool, the line follows a clockwise circular route in a single-track tunnel called the Loop, built during the early 1970s.includeonly>
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| Logo | - Merseyrail alternative logo.svg
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| Caption | - A Class 508 EMU on a Wirral Line service at Liverpool Central.
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| logo alt | - A yellow "M" over a grey circle with "Merseyrail" underneath. The background is yellow.
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| Image Alt | - A Merseyrail train painted with a yellow front and grey sides. It is underground at Liverpool Central station.
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| abstract | - The Wirral Line connects Liverpool to the Wirral Peninsula via the Mersey Railway Tunnel, with branches to New Brighton, West Kirby, Chester and Ellesmere Port. Beneath Liverpool, the line follows a clockwise circular route in a single-track tunnel called the Loop, built during the early 1970s.includeonly> The line was developed through the amalgamation of several historic railways and has carried its present name since the opening of the Merseyrail network by HM Queen Elizabeth II on 25 October 1978includeonly> during the British Rail period. The Wirral Line is fully electrified with a DC third rail, and has existed in its current form since 29 May 1994 with the outset of electric services to Ellesmere Port. A total of 34 stations are served by the line, with connections available to mainline services at Liverpool Lime Street and Chester. The line also connects with the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network at Liverpool Central and Moorfields.
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