Services on Merseyrail are being increased from Monday, 14 February as the impact on staff availability arising from the COVID Omicron variant becomes less of a problem.
The changes are:
Southport & Hunts Cross Lines
Monday to Saturday
- services will increase to a 20-minute frequency from start until the end of service
Sundays
- a 30-minute service will remain in operation
Ormskirk & Kirkby Lines
Monday to Saturday
- services will increase to a 20-minute frequency from the start of service until 20:00.
- They will then operate every 30 minutes until the end of service.
Sundays
- a 30-minute service will remain in operation all day
Chester & Ellesmere Port Lines
Chester line
Monday to Saturday
from 07:00 until 19:00 services will increase to a 15-minute frequency.
before 07:00 and after 19:00 until the end of service, they will operate every 30 minutes.
Sundays
- a 30-minute service will run all day
Ellesmere Port line
Monday to Saturday
a 30-minute service will operate all day
Sundays
- a 30-minute service will run all day
West Kirby & New Brighton Lines
Monday to Saturday
- until 19:00 services will run every 20 minutes.
- after 19:00 services will operate every 30 minutes until the end of service.
Sundays
- a 30-minute service will run all day
Andy Heath, Managing Director at Merseyrail, said: “I am happy to announce that we are now able to increase our services as the impact of the Omicron variant on our staff availability has reduced.
“This is especially pleasing as it coincides with more passengers returning to the network following the Government announcement of an easing of Plan B restrictions across the country.
“I would like to thank our customers for their patience and understanding during this challenging time, as we have worked hard to deliver a reliable service across the Liverpool City Region.”
Full timetable information and COVID-19 travel advice can be found here: https://www.merseyrail.org/plan-your-journey/covid-19-information/covid-19-timetables.aspx.
