[17] The adjoining footbridge was built at the same time as the Art Deco building, and new level crossing gates were installed.

[19] Through electric services to Liverpool Central commenced on 13 March 1938, when the LMS electrified the lines from Birkenhead Park to West Kirby.

However, on Sunday mornings, the service was provided by the older Mersey Railway electric units which, up until that point, had only ever run from Liverpool to Birkenhead Park.

[citation needed] They were used both to store out-of-service electric trains and to serve a freight depot receiving coal for domestic distribution, and also to fuel the gasworks situated alongside the line at this point[23][7] which lasted until 1954.

[24] The signal box, which had a manual gate wheel for the level crossing, was closed on 17 September 1994 and demolished a few days later.

There are a further 167 car parking spaces,[32] which are free to use for travellers, with lighting columns and CCTV to meet Merseytravel's Travelsafe requirements, as well as a 14-space cycle rack.