The station is located in a deep cutting between two tunnels at the junction of Parliament Street and St. James' Place, opposite St James' Church.
There are plans in place by Merseytravel and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to reopen the station.
[5] Parts of the station's platforms survive, as do some rooms cut into the rockface.
They can be seen on Northern Line trains heading for Southport or Hunts Cross.
[6] The station site's proximity to the M&S Bank Arena, Anglican Cathedral, King's Waterfront, Cains Brewery Village and other more recent developments in the surrounding area has focused public attention on reopening it.