Liverpool James Street railway station (commonly shortened to James Street station) is a railway station located in the centre of Liverpool, England, and situated on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network. James Street is an underground station; access is via lift from James Street and, at certain times, via a tunnel from the India Buildings on Water Street. as of 2013/14 James Street is the fifth busiest station on the Merseyrail network.