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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 79. Chapters: Southern, C2c, First ScotRail, Merseyrail, London Overground, First Great Western, East Midlands Trains, South West Trains, NI Railways, Chiltern Railways, First Capital Connect, Arriva Trains Wales, First TransPennine Express, Southeastern, Virgin Trains, Northern Rail, National Express East Anglia, London Midland, CrossCountry, East Coast, Heathrow Connect, Serco-NedRailways. Excerpt: Merseyrail is a train operating company and commuter rail network in the United Kingdom, centred on Liverpool, Merseyside. The network is predominantly electric with diesel trains running on the City Line. Two of the City Line branches are being electrified with completion planned for 2016, making Merseyrail 100% electric traction. The electrified section of the network has 67 stations spread across 75 miles of route of which 6.5 miles is underground. The network carries over 100, 000 passengers each day. It is one the most heavily used rapid-transit railway network in the United Kingdom, outside of London. Merseyrail is one of four urban rapid-transit rail networks in Britain containing underground stations, the other three are: London, Tyne & Wear Metro and Glasgow's Subway. Merseyrail was established in 1969, however was physically integrated into one network in 1977 when new tunnels were constructed under Liverpool's city centre and Birkenhead, connecting previously separate railway routes. This created a large, comprehensive urban railway network. Although financial constraints prevented some of the earlier plans being realised, the original 1970s network has been extended with more extensions proposed. The Merseyrail name became the official brand for the network in the days of British Rail, surviving several franchise holders, although the name was not used by Arriva when it held the franchise. Despite this, Merseytravel continued the Merseyrail branding at stations, allowing the name to be adopted colloquially. Merseyrail is referred to as "Merseyrail Electrics" by National Rail Enquiries, and as "Serco/Abellio Merseyrail" by Merseytravel. The system is the busiest British urban commuter networks outside London, transporting over 100, 000 passengers a day. Train services run on two lines, the Northern Line and Wirral Line, covering the Liverpool suburban area and Merseyside. The total track length is 75 miles (121 km), and there are 67 stations. The Northern L