Station to close for 2 weeks as town prepares for 250000 people
West Kirby train station will be closed for nearly two weeks while the Open in Hoylake is held.
The closure is due to a temporary crossing being created across the train tracks for the international event which is expected to bring in 250,000 visitors to the Wirral town of Hoylake.[1]
The station will be closed on July 12 from 7pm until July 25. Trains will run between Liverpool Central and Hoylake with a rail replacement bus service taking people to West Kirby train station. The bus stop will be situated outside Hoylake station.
On July 23, there will be no trains heading to New Brighton though there will also be a rail replacement bus service.
The number of visitors coming to the Wirral is expected to break records where the Open, considered one of the most prestigious in golf, will be hosted in Hoylake for the 13th time.
To deal with the influx and avoid any chaos[3], Wirral Council has brought in temporary parking restrictions and plans have been drawn up for Park and Ride car parks as well as drop off areas.
The footpath and cycle lane that runs next to the train line from Hoylake to West Kirby will also be closed on July 13, 14, and 25 according to a notice put up.
Trains to Hoylake will be more than doubled with a ten minute service running on the line[4] in the morning and late afternoon for five days from July 19 to July 23.
Manor Road station will also close mid-afternoon each day from July 19 to July 23 to make sure that the more regular trains can run effectively. Passengers on the Ellsemere Port and New Brighton lines will see a reduced timetable.
For New Brighton, there will be a train every twenty minutes from July 19 to 22 and a train every thirty minutes between Ellesmere Port and Hooton. Trains to Ellesmere Port and Hooton will still be running on July 23.
Despite train strike action on July 20 and 22, a website for the event said: “Merseyrail services are not affected by the ongoing industrial action and all Merseyrail services will run as planned to and from Hoylake during The Open.” However wider train services may be impacted.
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References
- ^ is expected to bring in 250,000 visitors to the Wirral town of Hoylake. (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
- ^ Inside the brutal gang war that led to a year of violence (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
- ^ deal with the influx and avoid any chaos (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
- ^ more than doubled with a ten minute service running on the line (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
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