Rail passengers warned of Liverpool Lime Street closure for track work
Rail passengers planning to travel to or from Liverpool on Sunday 8 November are being advised of important improvements which will impact journeys.
Liverpool Lime Street will be closed to overground services for essential maintenance to the track in the Mossley Hill area.
The work will see track foundation stone – called ballast – strengthened and secured by specialist tamping trains*.
While this happens, no passenger services can travel through Mossley Hill - a key approach to the North West’s second busiest station.
Rail passengers will still be able to access the city centre on Sunday 8 November – either by rail replacement bus or by using the Merseyrail network.**
People are being encouraged to plan ahead by visitingnationalrail.co.ukso they know exactly what to expect from their journey and can allow extra time to get where they need to be.
The station facilities at Liverpool Lime Street will remain open for passengers, with extra staff on hand to help passengers with their journeys.
Paul Owen, Network Rail’s Area Director for Liverpool, said:“We know there’s never an ideal time to close the railway, so I’d like to thank people in advance for their patience while we carry out these essential railway improvements.
“We’re working closely with our train operator partners and colleagues at Merseyrail to provide alternative travel options into Liverpool on Sunday 8 November and encourage people to plan ahead by using National Rail Enquiries.”
For the latest travel information, please visitnationalrail.co.uk.
Notes to Editors
* Tamping is where large machines raise train tracks in the air and vibrate the foundation stone (ballast) underneath them and compact the individual stones together.
** The following train operations are affected by track maintenance on Sunday 8 November:
Avanti West Coast: Trains to/from Liverpool Lime Street will run to an amended timetable and be diverted via Earlestown.
East Midlands Railway: No trains will run between Liverpool Lime Street and Sheffield. You should use alternative train operators between these stations.
London Northwestern Railway: Trains will start/terminate at Liverpool South Parkway. You can use your ticket at no extra cost on alternative services between Liverpool Lime Street and Liverpool South Parkway.
Northern: Trains will run between Hunts Cross and Manchester Oxford Road. A replacement bus service will run between Liverpool Lime Street and Hunts Cross.
TransPennine Express: Trains between Liverpool Lime Street and Cleethorpes will start/terminate at Warrington Central. A replacement bus service will operate between Liverpool Lime Street and Warrington Central.
Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway services will also be affected by planned engineering work between Stafford and Crewe.
£3.5m of railway upgrades are taking place on the Merseyrail network earlier in the month, with closures on the Northern and Wirral lines from 11 October to 6 November.
