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Latest Travel Update for May Bank Holidays Weekend

April 30, 2024

    Planned Changes to Rail Services

    City Line:

    For information on any changes please check with the rail operator you are travelling with.

    ASLEF Union have announced industrial action on the 7 – 9 May, affecting different operators on each day. There is also an overtime ban on the rail operators concerned from Monday 6  to Saturday 11 May which is likely to impact on timetables for those days.

     

    Merseyrail:

    Cancellations to the Southport and Hunts Cross lines from Monday 26 February

    Following the introduction of the new Class 777 trains onto the Merseyrail network, temporary timetable changes are being made to the Hunts Cross and Southport lines to assist with driver training.

     

    Ongoing Headbolt Lane (via Kirkby) line timetable change

    From Friday 19 January, the Headbolt Lane line will be served by three trains per hour during the daytime.

     

    Wirral Line

    Sunday 5 May

    Chester & Ellesmere Port Line (until 13:30)

    Rail replacement buses will run between:

    • Chester & Ellesmere Port and Rock Ferry

     

    Amendments to the West Kirby and New Brighton lines

    Following the introduction of the new Class 777 trains onto the Merseyrail network, further temporary timetable changes are being made to the West Kirby and New Brighton lines to assist with driver training. Please see the link below for details:

     

    Source: Merseytravel

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