Merseyrail to run Boxing Day trains for the first time

Sales shoppers can enjoy half hour services with trains stopping at select stations including Formby, Southport, Birkdale, Ormskirk and Maghull

Merseyrail will run trains on Boxing Day, for the first time in its history.

This will enable shoppers to get in and out of towns such as Formby, Southport and Ormskirk for the post-Christmas sales.

This will buck the national trend, with Merseyside leading the way on a day that traditionally sees only a handful of rail services operating across Britain.

As more people are keen to hit the sales early, this initiative is in response to passenger demand.

It is part of wider initiative between Merseytravel and transport operators to provide more choice in how and when they travel during the Christmas period, boosting the local economy and supporting jobs.

Boxing Day services will be every 30 minutes and call at select stations on the network.

First trains will start from 9am and the last ones from the centre of Liverpool will be around 6.30pm.

All trains will be full length, six carriages, enabling as many people as possible to travel.

Trains will call at the following stations:

Southport: Birkdale, Formby, Waterloo, Sandhills, Liverpool Central and Liverpool South Parkway

Ormskirk: Maghull, Aintree, Kirkdale, Sandhills and Liverpool Central

Kirkby: Kirkdale, Sandhills and Liverpool Central

New Brighton: Birkenhead North, Conway Park, James Street and Liverpool

West Kirby: Leasowe, Birkenhead North, Conway Park, James Street and Liverpool Central

Hooton: Bromborough, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead Central, James Street and Liverpool Central

For full timetable information, please go to the Merseyrail website at www.merseyrail.org

Story by Southport Visiter BY ANDREW BROWN