[39], In February 2010, Merseyrail was named the most reliable operator of trains in the UK, with a reliability average of 96.33% during 2009–2010, the highest ever achieved by any UK train operator.[40]. [31] Minor repair work and stock cleaning is undertaken at Kirkdale, while overhauls are completed at Birkenhead. They have just tweeted: "Work has taken place to clear lines and we aiming to reintroducing services on a line-by-line basis with the aim of running regular service from approximately midday. MERSEYRAIL says it does not expect to run any services tomorrow (January 8) as a result of the "adverse weather conditions" forecast to hit the area. Merseybus along with new entrants like CMT Buses, Fareway, Halton Transport, Liverbus, Liverlne, PMT's Red Rider, Village Group, and other smaller operators. [2][3][4][5] The network is operated by a joint venture between franchise holder Serco and Abellio, who superseded Arriva Trains Merseyside in 2003. The Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority was first established as a result of the Transport Act 1968, and included communities such as the urban districts of Formby, Lancashire and Neston, Cheshire. Please call 0151 330 1000 to check. The Wirral Line is shown in green on the Merseyrail map being denoted by the above wordmark on underground stations. The diesel hauled line from Liverpool Central High Level to Gateacre in the south of the city was abandoned in 1972. Kirkby became the terminus of the Northern Line Kirkby branch. Many of the City Line stations are branded Merseyrail using Merseyrail ticketing. The scheme was started along with the creation of Merseyrail however postponed due to cost cutting. Network Rail has recommended that a strategy for the Burscough Curves be developed further. [80] The Welsh government is pushing for improved rail connections between North Wales and Liverpool which may accelerate the electrification of the line,[81] and the scheme continues to be mentioned by Network Rail[75] and Merseytravel. The line from Hooton to Chester was electrified in 1993, Chester thus becoming a terminus station of the Wirral Line. [37][38] The latest figures released by NR (Network Rail) (as of period 12 of 2012/2013) report that Merseyrail's Public Performance Measure (PPM) was 96.2% and the moving annual average (MAA) stood at 95.5%. Two rail-only areas exist, for stations covered by Merseyrail outside the current Liverpool City Region. [1], The Merseyrail third rail network has 68 stations and 75 miles of route, of which 6.5 miles are underground. Central Liverpool Bootle Birkenhead To Manchester (Northern) To Preston (Northern) To North Wales (Various) 25min SoccerBus (Match Days Only) High-speed Services to Birmingham and London Liverpool South Parkway Green Lane West Kirkby Bache AREA C RIVER MERSEY Meols Cop AREA D AREA A AREA B AREA G AREA C AREA C AREA F A/C 86A (24h), 80A, 500 Zoo Baltic Tri. [105], On page 36 of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Long Term Rail Strategy document of October 2017, it states that Merseytravel is currently working with Lancashire County Council and Network Rail to It would have extended the Merseyrail underground network from Liverpool Central Station to Edge Hill Station using existing freight tunnels. The line was electrified using the standard 750 V DC third-rail Merseyrail system. As finally developed, the Outer Loop consisted of two sub-loops - serving the northern and southern suburbs with both running through the city centre from the east. The fleet consists of two vessels: Royal Iris of the Mersey and Snowdrop. 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This line was not included in the 2003 exemption given to the other two lines, and so it has continued as part of the government-administered rail franchise system, although the role of PTEs in the franchising process has altered due by the 2005 Railways Act. Area F covers the Northern line from Maghull to Ormskirk, whilst Area G covers the section of the Wirral line from Hooton to Ellesmere Port and Chester. The northern Liverpool to Manchester route was cut into two with differing modes of traction, electric and diesel. *Tickets bought at Merseyrail stations are issued on "Metrocards" for which there is a £1 activation fee. The present Northern Line underground station at Liverpool Central was originally the Mersey Railway terminus at Liverpool Central Low Level. The current managing director of Merseyrail is Andy Heath. The Gateacre service was the last to operate out of the former Liverpool Central High Level Station prior to its closure in 1972. [89], After the new Merseyrail trains have entered service, they will be tested for battery operation and the prospect of using them on the Burscough Curves will be reviewed. [5][6], Unlike most rolling stock that is owned by private sector rolling stock companies, Merseytravel owns the Class 507 and Class 508 fleets operated by Merseyrail and will likewise do so with the Class 777s. The two lines operated by Merseyrail which form part of the Merseyrail Network are the busiest British urban commuter networks outside London, transporting over 100,000 passengers a day. [68], In its 30-year plan of 2014 Merseytravel mentions the possibility of a new station between Moorfields and Sandhills in the Vauxhall area. CHEAPER travel on Northern and Wirral lines with the NEW Merseyrail Only Railpass. The roles will be reversed once the Class 777 trains fully replace the existing fleet. Make as many journeys as you like throughout the day with a Day Saver ticket. On 28 January 2020 Swiss rolling-stock manufacturer Stadler Rail provided the first of a new fleet of 52 new train sets, designated Class 777, being built at Stadler's factory in Bussnang, Switzerland. This revised route would permit a new underground station to be constructed to serve Liverpool University, behind the Student's Union building in Mount Pleasant. [72], The government in April 2020 gave assurances that the Skelemersdale link would be constructed.[68]. On emerging from this tunnel at the existing Edge Hill Station, the route would be on the north side of the main lines thereby removing the need for a flyover.[53]. The PTE also extensively co-ordinated and joint operated bus services on Merseyside with National Bus Company subsidiaries Crosville and Ribble. Services are less frequent than those on the Northern Line and Wirral Line, generally half-hourly on weekdays. Rock Ferry railway station had been a terminus for Wirral Line services since the Mersey Railway was extended there from Green Lane in 1891. In 1977, the Liverpool to Kirkby section of the Liverpool-to-Bolton route was electrified being merged into Merseyrail. There is considerable overlap of area A and C, with all parts of Knowsley lying in area A also being covered by area C. This region is designated as zone A3/C2/C3. If you find that your journey will take you outside your chosen ticket’s zone or area, simply pay the normal fare for the ‘extra’ part of your journey before the journey begins. All non-mainline services inside Merseytravel's area are "Merseyrail", no matter where the train comes from or to, who owns the train, who owns the lines or who operates the train. Merseyrail: Liverpool City Region mayor wants inquiry 8 Jan 2021, 9:56 p.m. Steve Rotheram says it was "unacceptable" all Merseyrail trains were stopped when ice was forecast. Merseytravel was established on 1 December 1969 as the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive. A tunnelled branch to Birkenhead Park was added in 1888 to connect with the Wirral Railway and the original line extended to Rock Ferry to connect with the Birkenhead Woodside to Chester line in 1891.[48]. The previous co-ordination of Merseyside's bus network disappeared as Crosville, Ribble now known as North Western and Greater Manchester's GM Buses became competitors of Although part of the original Merseyrail plan with construction started, the scheme was dropped. On 1 April 2016, the franchise was taken over by Arriva Rail North.[5][8]. [99][100], In December 2012 Merseytravel commissioned Network Rail to study route options and costs of connecting to Skelmersdale with Merseytravel contributing £50,000 and West Lancashire Council contributing £100,000. The final units are due to enter service in 2021. At the time of construction, the opportunity was taken to construct two short header tunnels for the proposed Edge Hill Spur project (see below). A substantial section of the Northern Line had an additional function in completing the western section of a planned double-track electrified suburban orbital line, circling the city's outer suburbs, known as the 'Outer Rail Loop'. Participating train companies Transport for Wales; East Midlands Railway; London Northwestern Railway; Merseyrail; Northern; TransPennine Express; West Midlands Railway; Last updated: 10 January 2018. [50] Unfortunately a small section of the Liverpool to Southport line was not saved from the Beeching Axe. Wirral and City Lines interchange at Lime Street in the city centre. Aigburth Ainsdale Aintree Aughton Park Bache Bank Hall Bebington Bidston Birkdale Birkenhead Central Birkenhead North Birkenhead Park Bludellsands & Crosby Bootle New Strand Bootle Oriel Road Bromborough Bromborough Rake Brunswick Capenhurst Chester Conway Bay Cressington Eastham Rake Ellesmere Port Fazakerley Formby Freshfield Green Lane Hall Road … Merseyrail is a commuter rail network serving Liverpool, England, the surrounding Liverpool City Region, the Wirral Peninsula and adjacent areas of Cheshire and Lancashire, including a number of underground stations. This would release platform space at Lime Street mainline terminus station for the use of only mid and long-haul mainline routes. The core of the network is formed by two dedicated electrified lines known as the Northern Line and the Wirral Line, which run underground in central Liverpool and Birkenhead. The route circled the outer fringes of the city of Liverpool using primarily existing rail lines merged to create the loop. The Strategic Plan for the North West, the SPNW, in 1973 envisaged that the Outer Loop, the Edge Hill Spur connecting the east of the city to the central underground sections, and the lines to St. Helens, Wigan and Warrington would be electrified and all integrated into Merseyrail by 1991.[52]. Liverpool City Council took a different view to Beeching proposing the retention of the suburban services integrating them into a regional electrified rapid-transit network by linking all lines via new tunnels under the centres of Liverpool and Birkenhead. The Power Supply to the Third Rail is monitored and controlled by the Electric Control Room at Sandhills. Two rail-only areas exist, for stations covered by Merseyrail outside the current Liverpool City Region. [93][97] In November 2016 the details of the next phase of the Merseyrail fleet were announced: if trains capable of use beyond the third-rail DC network are selected as replacements, various expansions can be achieved without electrification of the entire new route. Responsible for the coordination of public transport in Merseyside, North West England. [72], The north–south aligned Borderlands Line from Bidston south to Wrexham Central is operated by Transport for Wales using diesel trains on unelectrified track. [85][86] These new trains have put the full electrification of the line on hold. Upon re-tendering, Northern Rail failed to retain the contract, and it passed to Arriva Rail North from 1 April 2016. A third line, the City Line, is not owned or operated by Merseyrail, however stations inside Merseytravel's area are branded as Merseyrail. The curves allowed northbound trains from Ormskirk to run directly to Southport to the west, and southbound trains from Preston to run west to Southport. Mossley Hill, West Allerton, Liverpool South Parkway, Hough Green, Widnes, Warrington Central. [110] A feasibility study to reopen the Wapping Tunnel was commissioned and delivered in May 2016. The Merseyrail name became the official brand for the network in the days of British Rail, surviving several franchise holders, although the name was not used by Arriva when holding the franchise. The station is in a deep cutting on the operational crossrail Northern Line tunnel section between Liverpool Central Station and Brunswick Station. Live Liverpool traffic and travel updates as weather forces train cancellations. Liverpool Exchange was the terminus of the northern Liverpool to Manchester route to Manchester Victoria via Wigan Wallgate station. 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