During his election campaign, the Mayor of Liverpool pledged to make all local rail stations fully accessible by 2030. He also announced his intention to build an ‘integrated London-style transport system’.
Since 2017, two brand new stations have been added to the network at Maghull North and Headbolt Lane in Kirby. Work is now underway on the £100 million Liverpool Baltic Station which will massively improve links to the popular Baltic Triangle district. This is one of Liverpool’s most exciting and fast-developing areas, and it was recently named the ‘coolest neighbourhood’ in the UK by Time Out.
There are plans for three more new train stations in the pipeline at Carr Mill in St Helens, Woodchurch on the Wirral, and Daresbury in Halton, and all three projects are slated to begin construction by the end of the decade.
Lift installations have also taken place recently at Formby, Birkenhead North, Orrell Park, Meols, Birkenhead Park, Hunts Cross, Hillside and St Michael’s, and work is ongoing at Broad Green. Once the Broad Green lift is fully installed, 62 of the city region’s 83 railway stations will have step-free access.
There are also big proposals for Liverpool Central station’s redevelopment including an underground passage that will link it to Liverpool Lime Street station.
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This is why the £19m Investment Set to Make Liverpool’s Trains Most Accessible in UK is great news for the region.
