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To: Department for Transport, Network Rail and Merseytravel
Re-open the Liverpool Loop Line railway line
Re-open the Liverpool Loop Line railway line from Halewood Chord to Aintree and also the Canada Dock Branch for Football Passenger Traffic.
Why is this important?
In peak times the roads in Liverpool can get congested and in some places there are bottlenecks. This railway line, if re-opened, could relieve congestion on Liverpool roads.
New stations could be built or rebuilt at:
For the Old Liverpool Loop Line: New stations could be opened at: Gateacre, Childwall, Knotty Ash and Stanley*, West Derby*, Clubmoor, Warbreck and Aintree (New Platform at existing station). *Platforms are still extant.
For the Canada Dock Branch: New station be opened at: Edge Lane, Stanley (for the Stanley Market), Tuebrook (for the Tuebrook Market), Breck Road, new station known as Liverton, which is a combination of Liverpool and Everton FC station or two separate stations each for both the football stadia; and also a new station at Spellow and new platforms at Kirkdale and Bootle, which would be the terminus, unless through running to Southport from Edge Hill Station's bay platforms still extant.
*Platforms are still extant.
Instead of pontificating about the expansion of Merseyrail, which the authorities seem to be doing a lot of, this petition is to get the various bodies, such as the Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority and Network Rail, who still owns the trackbed of Liverpool Loop Line, should get something rolling about and bring it back into operation. Presently, SusTrans - Sustainable Transport - provides a network of cycle paths on the former railway line cutting, as part of the Trans-Pennine Trail.
The problem is with Merseyside ITA is that it seems to be pontificating over what could be a very good railway network for Merseyrail, but while these authorities are trying to make up their mind whether or not to implement or to deploy the re-opening of these railway line to passenger services, the cost of bringing such projects back into operational use would have escalated and that's probably one of the reasons why these authorities won't go ahead with this. This has happened with the Merseytram project, which has had to be shelved due to escalating costs.
Since 1992, the Manchester Metrolink System has knocked spots off Merseyrail. Why? Because: 1) You can get to a cricket match at Trafford; 2) You can get to football matches at both Manchester United and Manchester City football stadia; 3) You get to Manchester Airport; 4) You can visit the Tate Art Gallery and the Imperial War Museum at Salford Quays; 5) BBC and ITV television staff use the trams to get to MediaCity; 6) The Manchester Metrolink utilises the old British Rail routes from Manchester Victoria to Altrincham, Bury, Oldham and Rochdale.
With the Merseyrail System, there is decent rail link to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, which could have been factored in to when Liverpool South Parkway was being built!!! In Liverpool, football fans have to take a train from Liverpool Central to Sandhills, then board a double decker bus, what is known locally as a Soccerbus, which is run by Arriva, to take these fans to their respective Liverpool and Everton football matches.
New stations could be built or rebuilt at:
For the Old Liverpool Loop Line: New stations could be opened at: Gateacre, Childwall, Knotty Ash and Stanley*, West Derby*, Clubmoor, Warbreck and Aintree (New Platform at existing station). *Platforms are still extant.
For the Canada Dock Branch: New station be opened at: Edge Lane, Stanley (for the Stanley Market), Tuebrook (for the Tuebrook Market), Breck Road, new station known as Liverton, which is a combination of Liverpool and Everton FC station or two separate stations each for both the football stadia; and also a new station at Spellow and new platforms at Kirkdale and Bootle, which would be the terminus, unless through running to Southport from Edge Hill Station's bay platforms still extant.
*Platforms are still extant.
Instead of pontificating about the expansion of Merseyrail, which the authorities seem to be doing a lot of, this petition is to get the various bodies, such as the Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority and Network Rail, who still owns the trackbed of Liverpool Loop Line, should get something rolling about and bring it back into operation. Presently, SusTrans - Sustainable Transport - provides a network of cycle paths on the former railway line cutting, as part of the Trans-Pennine Trail.
The problem is with Merseyside ITA is that it seems to be pontificating over what could be a very good railway network for Merseyrail, but while these authorities are trying to make up their mind whether or not to implement or to deploy the re-opening of these railway line to passenger services, the cost of bringing such projects back into operational use would have escalated and that's probably one of the reasons why these authorities won't go ahead with this. This has happened with the Merseytram project, which has had to be shelved due to escalating costs.
Since 1992, the Manchester Metrolink System has knocked spots off Merseyrail. Why? Because: 1) You can get to a cricket match at Trafford; 2) You can get to football matches at both Manchester United and Manchester City football stadia; 3) You get to Manchester Airport; 4) You can visit the Tate Art Gallery and the Imperial War Museum at Salford Quays; 5) BBC and ITV television staff use the trams to get to MediaCity; 6) The Manchester Metrolink utilises the old British Rail routes from Manchester Victoria to Altrincham, Bury, Oldham and Rochdale.
With the Merseyrail System, there is decent rail link to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, which could have been factored in to when Liverpool South Parkway was being built!!! In Liverpool, football fans have to take a train from Liverpool Central to Sandhills, then board a double decker bus, what is known locally as a Soccerbus, which is run by Arriva, to take these fans to their respective Liverpool and Everton football matches.
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