Cookies are tiny files that are automatically stored on your computer, tablet, mobile or other digital device whenever you visit a website.

We use a number of Cookies on our site which are designed to improve your experience. The Cookies we use, which cannot harm your computer in anyway, are listed in the table below.

Necessary/Essential

Cookie

Provider

Details

Expiry

station_origin

Merseyrail

 

This cookie is used to store the origin station that visitors select when journey planning. This information is then used when the user loads the journey planner at any other subsequent times.

365 days

station_destination

Merseyrail

 

This cookie is used to store the destination station that visitors select when journey planning. This information is then used when the user loads the journey planner any other subsequent times.

365 days

Fuelius.Clients.Merseyrail.

DestinationPlanner.

PlannerSessionKey

Merseyrail

 

This cookie stores the users unique Id for the Destination Merseyside planner.

2 days

ApplicationGatewayAffinityCORS

Merseyrail

 

This cookie is used in context with load balancing - This optimizes the response rate between the visitor and the site, by distributing the traffic load on multiple network links or servers.

End of session

ApplicationGatewayAffinity

Merseyrail

 

Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience.

End of session

CookieConsent

Merseyrail

 

Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain.

365 days

.AspNetCore.Mvc.CookieTempDataProvider

Merseyrail

 

Preserves the visitor's session state across page requests.

Almost immediately

.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.#

Merseyrail

 

Used as part of a security system that is necessary when using cookie-based authentication.

End of session

cf_clearance

Cloudflare

 

This Cloudflare cookie is used to maximize network resources, manage traffic and protect the website from malicious traffic. Clearance cookies store proof of security challenge passed.

30 minutes

 

_cfuvid

Cloudflare

 

This cookie is a part of the services provided by Cloudflare - Including load-balancing, deliverance of website content and serving DNS connection for website operators.

30 minutes

 

1.gif

Usercentrics

Used to count the number of sessions to the website, necessary for optimizing CMP product delivery.

End of session.

test_cookie

Google Analytics and Advertising

Used by Google DoubleClick to check for consent of advertising and analytics products.

15 minutes.

Marketing and Tracking

Cookie

Provider

Details

Expiry

_glc_au

 

Google products

Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.

89 days

_ga

Google products

 

 

Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.

 

 

729 days

 

_gid

Google products

729 days

 

_ga_#

 

Google products

729 days

 

_gat

 

Google products

10 minutes

IDE

Google products

Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user.

389 days

receive-cookie-deprecation

Google products

Used by Google DoubleClick for advertising and analytics.

179 days

pagead/landing

Google products

End of session.

ads/ga-audiences

Google products

Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites.

Immediately

pagead/1p-user-list/#

Google products

Used to collect data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites in order to present more relevant advertisements.

End of session.

pagead/1p-conversion/#/

Google products

End of session.

ddm/activity/src=#

Google products

End of session.

collect

Google products

Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.

End of session.

_fbp

Facebook

 

Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.

89 days

lastExternalReferrer

Facebook

 

Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address.

Persistent

 

lastExternalReferrerTime

Facebook

 

Persistent

 

TESTCOOKIESENABLED

YouTube

Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.

End of session

remote_sid

YouTube

Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website.

End of session

LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY

YouTube

Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.

End of session

YSC

YouTube

Used to remember user input and associate a user's actions.

End of session

VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

YouTube

Used to identify a user to provide advertising delivery or retargeting.

180 days

VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA

YouTube

Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain.

180 days

PREF

YouTube

Used to store information such as the preferred page configuration and playback preferences.

180 days

yt-remote-device-id

YouTube

 

 

 

 

Used to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.

Persistent

 

yt-remote-cast-installed

YouTube

Persistent

 

yt-remote-cast-available

 

YouTube

Persistent

 

yt-remote-session-app

 

YouTube

Persistent

 

yt-remote-session-name

 

YouTube

Persistent

 

yt-remote-fast-check-period

 

YouTube

Persistent

 

yt-remote-connected-devices

 

YouTube

Persistent

 

ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY

 

YouTube

Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.

Persistent

 

YtIdbMeta#databases

YouTube

Persistent

 

LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore

 

YouTube

Persistent

 

ServiceWorkerLogsDatabase#SWHealthLog

YouTube

Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website.

Persistent

 

iU5q-!O9@$

YouTube

Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.

End of session

#-#

YouTube

End of session

adroll_flgs

Adroll

Collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website.

End of session

Statistics/Analytical/Performance

Cookie

Provider

Details

Expiry

_hjTLDTest

Hotjar

Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator.

Immediately

_hjSessionUser_#

Hotjar

Collects statistics on the visitor's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read.

Collects statistics on the visitor's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read.

365 days

_hjSession_#

Hotjar

30 minutes from end of session

td

Google Tag Manager

Used by Google Tag Manager to register statistical data on users' behaviour on the website.

End of session.

Preferences

Cookie

Provider

Details

Expiry

adroll#adroll

Adroll

Collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website.

Persistent

maps/gen_204

Google Maps

Used in context with the website's map integration. The cookie stores user interaction with the map in order to optimize its functionality.

End of session.

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