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Wirral Line May 2015 Cover.Qxp 15/04/2015 13:51 Page 1 Wirral Line May 2015 cover.qxp 15/04/2015 13:51 Page 1 Wirral Line Train Times 17 May to 12 December 2015 Liverpool - Ellesmere Port and Chester Liverpool - New Brighton and West Kirby Bidston - Wrexham This timetable has been produced by Merseytravel on behalf of the featured Train Operating Companies wirral line page 1 May 2015.qxp 17/04/2015 11:01 Page 1 Network news ... May 2015... May 2015... May 2015... May 2015... May 2015... May 2015... Hamilton Square station re-opens Hamilton Square station is now open again, following its £4 million refurbishment programme, undertaken and funded by Network Rail. Improvements include refurbished platform and tunnel Around the network areas with new flooring, brighter lighting and improved passenger information. Green Lane: works have started on various improvements to the station. The scheme will The work at Hamilton Square is part of a station see refurbishment of the station booking hall, improvement project that has already seen footbridge and stairs and provision of new refurbishments of Liverpool Central, Lime Street and platform waiting shelters. James Street stations. Bebington: refurbishment of the subway is almost complete and will include new cladding, lighting and CCTV. Moorfields station refurbishment James Street: improvements are being made Work began on the refurbishment of Moorfields station on 13 April with to the Water Street entrance and subway and the closure of the Wirral Line platform. As the Wirral Line platform will include new floor, wall and ceiling finishes, re-opens on 3 August, phase 2 begins which involves the closure of lighting and a walk through history of Northern Line platform 2 (towards Sandhills). As part of the improvements, Liverpool. platforms, walkways and the upper concourse areas are all being All the above are funded jointly by the National redeveloped. Stations Improvement Programme and Phase 1 Wirral Line platform closed until 2 August 2015 Merseytravel and are expected to be completed during the summer. Phase 2 Northern Line platform 2 (towards Sandhills) will close 3 August to 15 November 2015 Phase 3 Northern Line platform 1 (towards Liverpool Central) will close 4 January to April 2016 Timetable Index For further information, see the middle pages of this timetable or visit merseyrail.org/lovemoorfields Route Page Network News 1 For real time service information, follow Merseyrail on West Kirby/New Brighton - Liverpool 2-4 Twitter @merseyrail or visit their website at Liverpool - New Brighton/West Kirby 5-7 merseyrail.org Chester/Ellesmere Port - Liverpool 8-14 Keep in the loop by signing up to receive our weekly email about planned public transport changes by visiting Liverpool - Chester/Ellesmere Port 15-22 us online from your pc or tablet at Wrexham - Bidston 23-24 merseytravel.gov.uk/travel-updates Bidston - Wrexham 25-26 Plan your rail journey online at nationalrail.co.uk or call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50. Information Pages 27-28 wknbxs15.qxd 15/04/2015 12:27 Page 1 Showing all trains from West Kirby and New Brighton to Birkenhead and Liverpool Additional trains run between Hamilton Square and Liverpool Mondays to Saturdays 18 May to 12 December 2015 West Kirby 0551 0621 0651 0706 0721 36 51 06 Hoylake 0554 0624 0654 0709 0724 39 54 09 Manor Road 0556 0626 0656 0711 0726 41 56 11 Meols 0558 0628 0658 0713 0728 43 58 13 Moreton 0601 0631 0701 0716 0731 46 01 16 Leasowe 0603 0633 0703 0718 0733 48 03 18 THEN Bidston 0606 0636 0706 0721 0736 51 06 21 AT New Brighton 0553 - 0623 - 0653 - 0708 - 0723 - 0738 - 53 - 08 - 23 THESE Wallasey Grove Road 0557 - 0627 - 0657 - 0712 - 0727 - 0742 - 57 - 12 - 27 TIMES Wallasey Village 0559 - 0629 - 0659 - 0714 - 0729 - 0744 - 59 - 14 - 29 PAST Birkenhead North 0604 0609 0634 0639 0704 0709 0719 0724 0734 0739 0749 54 04 09 19 24 34 EACH Birkenhead Park 0606 0611 0636 0641 0706 0711 0721 0726 0736 0741 0751 56 06 11 21 26 36 HOUR Conway Park 0609 0614 0639 0644 0709 0714 0724 0729 0739 0744 0754 59 09 14 24 29 39 Hamilton Square 0611 0616 0641 0646 0711 0716 0726 0731 0741 0746 0756 01 11 16 26 31 41 James Street 0614 0619 0644 0649 0714 0719 0729 0734 0744 0749 0759 04 14 19 29 34 44 Moorfields (see note below) 10 0616 0621 0646 0651 0716 0721 0731 0736 0746 0751 0801 06 16 21 31 36 46 Lime Street 10 0618 0623 0648 0653 0718 0723 0733 0738 0748 0753 0803 08 18 23 33 38 48 Liverpool Central 10 0620 0625 0650 0655 0720 0725 0735 0740 0750 0755 0805 10 20 25 35 40 50 continued on next page Code: 10 - Allow 10 minutes for connections between trains at this station. Subject to availability, the following trains from West Kirby will be formed of six carriages on Mondays to Fridays: 0651, 0806, 1636 and 1751. Moorfields station refurbishment The Wirral Line platform at Moorfields station is closed for station refurbishment works until Monday 3 August. During this time, Wirral Line trains will not be stopping at Moorfields station and the times shown above are for when the Wirral Line platform re-opens. For further information, see the middle pages of this timetable or visit merseyrail.org/lovemoorfields Mondays to Saturdays West Kirby and New Brighton to Birkenhead and Liverpool 2 wknbxs15.qxd 15/04/2015 12:27 Page 2 Showing all trains from West Kirby and New Brighton to Birkenhead and Liverpool Additional trains run between Hamilton Square and Liverpool Mondays to Saturdays 18 May to 12 December 2015 West Kirby 21 1836 1901 1931 01 31 2231 2301 Hoylake 24 1839 1904 1934 04 34 2234 2304 Manor Road 26 1841 1906 1936 06 36 2236 2306 Meols 28 1843 1908 1938 08 38 2238 2308 Moreton 31 1846 1911 1941 11 41 2241 2311 Leasowe 33 1848 1913 1943 13 43 2243 2313 THEN Bidston 36 1851 1916 1946 16 46 2246 2316 AT New Brighton - 38 - 1853 - 1923 - 53 - 23 - - 2253 - 2323 THESE Wallasey Grove Road - 42 - 1857 - 1927 - 57 - 27 - - 2257 - 2327 UNTIL TIMES UNTIL Wallasey Village - 44 - 1859 - 1929 - 59 - 29 - - 2259 - 2329 PAST Birkenhead North 39 49 1854 1904 1919 1934 1949 04 19 34 49 2249 2304 2319 2334 EACH Birkenhead Park 41 51 1856 1906 1921 1936 1951 06 21 36 51 2251 2306 2321 2336 HOUR Conway Park 44 54 1859 1909 1924 1939 1954 09 24 39 54 2254 2309 2324 2339 Hamilton Square 46 56 1901 1911 1926 1941 1956 11 26 41 56 2256 2311 2326 2341 James Street 49 59 1904 1914 1929 1944 1959 14 29 44 59 2259 2314 2329 2344 Moorfields (see note below) 10 51 01 1906 1916 1931 1946 2001 16 31 46 01 2301 2316 2331 2346 Lime Street 10 53 03 1908 1918 1933 1948 2003 18 33 48 03 2303 2318 2333 2348 Liverpool Central 10 55 05 1910 1920 1935 1950 2005 20 35 50 05 2305 2320 2335 2350 Code: 10 - Allow 10 minutes for connections between trains at this station. Subject to availability, the following trains from West Kirby will be formed of six carriages on Mondays to Fridays: 0651, 0806, 1636 and 1751. Connections: For Northern Line to Hunts Cross, Liverpool South Parkway, Kirkby, Ormskirk and Southport - change at Liverpool Central. For long distance and City Line to Crewe, Manchester, Manchester Airport, Morecambe, Newton-le-Willows, Preston, Blackpool, St Helens and Wigan - change at Liverpool Lime Street. For stations to Chester and Ellesmere Port - change at Hamilton Square, see pages 15-21. For stations to Shotton and Wrexham - change at Bidston, see page 25. Moorfields station refurbishment The Wirral Line platform at Moorfields station is closed for station refurbishment works until Monday 3 August. During this time, Wirral Line trains will not be stopping at Moorfields station and the times shown above are for when the Wirral Line platform re-opens. For further information, see the middle pages of this timetable or visit merseyrail.org/lovemoorfields Mondays to Saturdays West Kirby and New Brighton to Birkenhead and Liverpool 3 wknb7s15.qxd 15/04/2015 12:40 Page 1 Showing all trains from West Kirby and New Brighton to Birkenhead and Liverpool Additional trains run between Hamilton Square and Liverpool Sundays 17 May to 6 December 2015 West Kirby 0801 0831 01 31 2231 2301 Hoylake 0804 0834 04 34 2234 2304 Manor Road 0806 0836 06 36 2236 2306 Meols 0808 0838 08 38 2238 2308 Moreton 0811 0841 11 41 2241 2311 Leasowe 0813 0843 13 43 2243 2313 THEN Bidston 0816 0846 16 46 2246 2316 AT New Brighton 0753 - 0823 - 53 - 23 - - 2253 - 2323 THESE Wallasey Grove Road 0757 - 0827 - 57 - 27 - - 2257 - 2327 TIMES UNTIL Wallasey Village 0759 - 0829 - 59 - 29 - - 2259 - 2329 PAST Birkenhead North 0804 0819 0834 0849 04 19 34 49 2249 2304 2319 2334 EACH Birkenhead Park 0806 0821 0836 0851 06 21 36 51 2251 2306 2321 2336 HOUR Conway Park 0809 0824 0839 0854 09 24 39 54 2254 2309 2324 2339 Hamilton Square 0811 0826 0841 0856 11 26 41 56 2256 2311 2326 2341 James Street 0814 0829 0844 0859 14 29 44 59 2259 2314 2329 2344 Moorfields (see note below) 10 0816 0831 0846 0901 16 31 46 01 2301 2316 2331 2346 Lime Street 10 0818 0833 0848 0903 18 33 48 03 2303 2318 2333 2348 Liverpool Central 10 0820 0835 0850 0905 20 35 50 05 2305 2320 2335 2350 Code: 10 - Allow 10 minutes for connections between trains at this station.
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