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Work begins on construction of new station at Headbolt Lane in Kirkby
L to R – Peter Rock – Project Manager at Network Rail; William Brandon – Scheme Project Manager at Network Rail; Steve Rotheram – Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region; Chris Pye – North West infrastructure director at Network Rail ; Cllr Graham Morgan – Leader of Knowsley Council; Cllr Louise Harbour – Deputy Leader of Knowsley Council; Suzanne Grant – Commercial Director at Merseyrail; and Ste Bradley – Head of Stations at Merseyrail
Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram was on-hand this week to see work get underway on the £80m scheme to build a new station at Headbolt Lane in Kirkby.
Alongside representatives from the other partners involved in delivering the scheme, the Mayor saw earthworks taking place to prepare the site for the construction of the new station building, platforms and car park later in the year.
Additional works will also be taking place to install new bridges and widen the embankment of the line between Kirkby and the new station over the coming months.
Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, said:
The new station is a key part of Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram’s plans to deliver a London-style integrated transport system for the city region, which aims to bring together bus, rail, ferry and active travel in one simple, affordable and easy to use transport network.
It will also be the first new station opened since Mayor Rotheram unveiled Merseyrail For All, his proposals to expand the local train network through a combination of brand new stations in underserved parts of the region and by utilising new technology on the region’s new publicly-owned trains.
The new station plans include:
The full scheme includes the extension of the Merseyrail network beyond the existing Kirkby station and will see Merseyrail services run into the new station. Northern services from Wigan and Manchester will also operate to and from the new three-platform station.
Headbolt Lane will be the first station to benefit from battery technology on the new trains for the Merseyrail network, removing the need to extend the third rail beyond the existing Kirkby station.
Residents will have a chance to speak to members of the project team about the scheme at a public drop-in event next week. This will take place on Thursday 17 March from 4 – 7pm at Centre 63 on Old Hall Lane in Kirkby.
The scheme is being delivered by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority in partnership with Knowsley Council, Network Rail, Merseyrail and Northern. Funding for the scheme has come from the Transforming Cities Fund.
It is also designed to support future plans to build a new rail link to Skelmersdale, on which the Combined Authority is working closely with Lancashire County Council, West Lancashire Borough Council and Network Rail to support.
It is also aligned to Knowsley Council’s plans to improve transport access in the area for residents whilst also supporting workers and visitors to one of Europe’s largest employment sites – Knowsley Business Park.
Cllr Tony Brennan, Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economic Development, said:
Chris Pye, North West infrastructure director at Network Rail said:
Suzanne Grant, Commercial Director at Merseyrail, said:
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