Network Rail proposals for rebuilding Liverpool Lime Street station

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Liverpool Lime Street

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Case for change
 Allow for the best use of the existing infrastructure.
Stepping stone to future aspirations – 10 years ahead
of HS2
 Need to address current capacity issues at Liverpool
Lime Street
 Take advantage of need for renewals to improve
capacity and flexibility now
 Investment will help support the wider growth
agenda for Liverpool City Region

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Opportunity and growth
Growth deal and long term rail strategy
 enhance connectivity, support growth, can’t stand still
 limited investment over past 35 years, which led to tightening
capacity constraints
 present limitations of infrastructure causing a barrier
Specific Issues
 current two and three car configurations over capacity at peak times
 throat on the approach to Lime Street constrained due to current
layout
This will deliver extra capacity to support implementation of Northern
Hub, Halton Curve and aspirations for HS2 and better
Connectivity across the north.

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Benefits
Investment in transport is an investment in economic
growth
Improved capacity
 potential for 3 additional services per hour
 passenger average currently 55,000 per day
 additional platforms help to support potential increase
Wider platforms with more capacity and safer access
to trains
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Key considerations
Impact of any disruption on Liverpool City Region
 Major events planner
 Business
Movement of passengers
 Transportation plan
Noise and potential disturbance to neighbours
Communications approach
 Communications sub group to be established with
Merseytravel, Liverpool City Region and train operators
 Lessons learnt and best practice
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What is proposed

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Before

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After

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Before

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After

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What is proposed
10 remodelled platforms and track
 extend platforms 2 and 3 to allow for 8 car trains and
Pendolino trains in times of perturbation
 reduce and/or realign of platforms 4-6
 create two new platforms between the existing platforms 7
and 8
 extend platform 9
 New signals, points and equipment
 New signals controlled from Manchester ROC

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Options, impact, considerations
Options
 Impact on the city
 Functionality of the station
 Hours of access and timing
 Passengers handling and service provision
 Risk of restarting services
 Safety
 Cost
Extent of the closure
Minimise disruption
 there will be an impact
 management of passengers

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Joint working and engagement
Joint working with Liverpool City region
 Merseytravel
 LEP
 Combine authority
Joint work across rail industry
 workshops timetable planning
 options appraisal workshop
 early assurance panel
 joint communications delivery

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Q & A