20.10.17
Services set to return to Liverpool Lime Street
Services into Liverpool Lime Street are set to resume full operations this Monday following a period of improvement works at the northern station.
Since 30 September many journeys into Liverpool’s main city centre station have been diverted to South Parkway. However, the first of the regular traffic can begin coming into the station after two platforms reopened earlier this month.
The work is part of a £340m upgrade plan that Network Rail and partners have been carrying out in the city, with the intention of improving station capacity, speed and efficiency of services.
Key updates to the signalling system were a central part of plans, which also included extending an existing platform and building a new one.
“These improvement works at Liverpool Lime Street have been carried out to meet the rapidly growing demand for rail services to and from the city now and in the future,” commented Steve Fisher, head of regional services at London Midland.
“We would like to thank customers for bearing with us while these essential improvements were carried out.”
The Lime Street upgrade is a part of the Great North Rail Project and is expected to allow an extra three services every hour to come through the station, while preparing for potential future links with the high-speed rail network and HS2. Liverpool South Parkway had temporary extensions constructed on one platform in order to meet demand.
Sean Hyland, Network Rail’s senior project manager, will be writing about Lime Street’s major transformation for the upcoming edition of RTM (October/November), set to hit desks on 31 October. Subscribe to receive your free copy by clicking here.
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