Temporary timetable changes on Merseyrail’s Southport line start from Monday 6^th March.

Brand-new trains

Part of the phased roll-out of the brand- new fleet of Class 777 trains, the changes are to support driver training. They will also affect the Ormskirk and Hunts Cross lines.

On the Southport line, the following Monday to Friday trains will be cancelled:

• Hunts Cross to Southport – 12:51;
• Southport to Hunts Cross – 14:13;
• Hunts Cross to Southport – 15:21;
• Southport to Hunts Cross – 17:58;
• Hunts Cross to Southport – 19:06
• Southport to Hunts Cross – 20:28.

There are no cancellations on the Southport line on Saturdays or Sundays.

Planner

Passengers can use the journey planner at merseyrail.org or use the Merseyrail App for the latest information.

Further announcements will be made ahead of the start of the roll out of the fleet on these lines so passengers will know exactly when to expect their new trains.

Exciting

Suzanne Grant, Commercial Director at Merseyrail, said: “Our driver training programme will be moving across to the Ormskirk line as we move towards the next exciting phase of the roll out of the new trains.

“This does mean a temporary reduction in the frequency of services on the Ormskirk and Southport line while this happens, but we will ensure that a full timetable can be restored as soon as possible.

“We apologise for any inconvenience that this temporary reduction in frequency will cause passengers and look forward to our Ormskirk line passengers experiencing the ground-breaking new trains in the near future.”

You can find out more about Merseyrail services here.