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Frequent intermediate stops serve other sections of the urban area. The City line, marked red on the map, is operated primarily by Northern with funding from Merseytravel. The City line is mainly electrified with one branch, the Liverpool to Manchester line via Warrington, operated by diesel trains. [9] [10]
The transport authority area is extended to include the whole of the Liverpool City Region, which comprises Merseyside and the Borough of Halton. [2] In May 2021, Mayor Steve Rotherham set out a plan for all trains, buses and ferries to become an integrated transport system under Merseytravel, owned by the Liverpool City Region Combined ...
Merseytravel's commuter rail network map shows how the Liverpool City Region and its immediate neighbours are served by the various commuter rail services. It displays the Merseyrail Northern and Wirral Lines alongside the City Line, with contact details for Merseyrail, plus Northern Trains and all of the individual operators who provide ...
The Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive, branded Merseytravel, coordinates public transport in Merseyside. In respect of rail services, it is responsible for awarding the Merseyrail franchise to private operators, [ 2 ] and for setting zonal boundaries for season ticket fares. [ 3 ]
Merseytravel acts as the responsible authority for the planning and commissioning of local bus services in Liverpool and throughout the wider Merseyside area. [4] Currently, Arriva and Stagecoach provide the vast majority of local bus services within the city, with a number of smaller operators providing specific routes where there is a defined public need. [5]
The Liverpool City Region Long Term Rail Strategy document, produced by Merseytravel in 2014, states that it hopes to re-open the Wapping Tunnel to allow Liverpool Central to connect with Edge Hill and beyond. [5] Merseytravel commissioned a feasibility study into a new rail link between Central and Edge Hill, which was completed in May 2016.
Eccleston Park railway station serves the Eccleston Park area of St Helens, Merseyside, England.It is situated on the electrified Merseytravel Liverpool to Wigan City Line, 8 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles (14.1 km) northeast of Liverpool Lime Street.
Newton-le-Willows railway station is a railway station in the town of Newton-le-Willows, in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, and at the edge of the Merseytravel region (16 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (26.2 km) from Liverpool Lime Street).