Growing the railways on Merseyside

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Growing the railways on Merseyside

• Neil Scales OBE
• Chief Executive Director General
• Merseytravel

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Merseytravel Rail Development

• The Merseyrail network provides a high
• quality mass transit system which provides a
• basis for
• Improving accessibility within Merseyside
• Connecting Merseyside in to the wider region
  through the development of the railway beyond the
  existing boundaries

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Merseytravel Rail Development

• The current position
• 30m use the Northern/Wirral Lines
• 5.5m use the City Line
• 37 stations are fully accessible (out of 87)
• 51 stations have park and ride
• 15 stations have dedicated bus interchange

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Merseyrail Network Map
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Key Themes

• Passenger Safety
• Accessing the Rail Network
• Provision of Information for Passengers
• Increased and/or Easier Opportunities for
  Interchange at Stations
• Improved Cycling Facilities

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Recent Achievements

• Refurbishment of Merseyrail Electrics Trains
• Upgrading 21 stations including
• 12 - improved passenger facilities
• 10 - additional / upgraded car parks
• 6 - new/upgraded bus/rail interchanges
• 3 - fully accessible

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Refurbished Fleet
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Fleet Refurbishment

• Refurbishment of the full fleet of 59 units
  completed.
• Focus on Passenger Information and Accessibility.

• Units now fully comply with Rail Vehicle
  Accessibility Regulations (RVAR) and DIPTAC
  recommendations.

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Formby upgraded car park and new bus interchange
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Hoylake New Raise Lower Counter
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Just Completed
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Liverpool South Parkway
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Liverpool South Parkway

• Opened on Sunday June 11 2006
• Merseytravel's biggest ever project
• Combination of Allerton and Garston stations
• Cost of 32 Million
• Fast and efficient links to John Lennon Airport
• Has won awards even before it had opened!

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Liverpool South ParkwayFacilities

• Incorporated bus station and taxi rank
• High frequency airport shuttle
• 240 space park and ride scheme
• Secure and Safe
• CCTV and customer information systems
• Fully accessible

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Liverpool South ParkwayEco friendly

• Use of waste blast furnace slag instead of cement
• Rainwater harvesting
• Roof using 2.3 tonnes of recycled aluminium
• Timber from responsibly managed forests
• Solar photovoltaic cells on windows

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Coming Soon.
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Lime Street Gateway
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Lime Street Station Gateway

• Key gateway to the City and Merseyside
• Development in conjunction with transfer of Lime
  Street to Network Rail Major Stations
• Part of wider regeneration of City Centre
• European Capital of Culture 2008

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Sandhills
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Sandhills

• One of the most heavily used stations on
  Merseyrail network
• Lift access from ground level
• Improved passenger facilities
• New booking office
• Interchange for buses/taxis and cars
• Unisex disabled toilet
• Retail outlet at platform level

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Bootle Oriel Road
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Bootle Oriel Road

• New passenger waiting facilities
• New footbridge
• New booking hall and ticket office
• CCTV cameras
• Stair and lift access to platforms
• Complements surrounding area that has seen major
  investment

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And Finally.?
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Major Projects

• Electrification proposals
• Kirkby Headbolt Lane
• Bidston Wrexham
• City Line Electrification
• Liverpool Earlestown Manchester
• Huyton St. Helens Wigan
• Improved station facilities
• Liverpool Central

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Line Reopenings

• Olive Mount Chord
• - Improved freight service provision
• Halton Curve
• - Links North Wales and Chester to Liverpool
  Airport
• St Helens Junction - Central Link
• Bootle - Aintree

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Long Term Possibilities

• More Electrification
• Hunts Cross Warrington Manchester
• Headbolt Lane Wigan
• Ormskirk Preston
• Bootle Branch Passenger Service
• - Football Ground Access
• Burscough Curves
• Linking Southport to Ormskirk and Preston

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Network map of the future?
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Growing the railways on Merseyside

• Neil Scales OBE
• Chief Executive Director General
• Merseytravel