Trains on Merseyrail's Hunts Cross line will be suspended for a month from this weekend
Everton fans walking to the Hill Dickinson Stadium
Everton fans walking to the Hill Dickinson Stadium(Image: Liverpool Echo)
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Everton FC have issued a travel warning to fans ahead of the Premier League home match against Chelsea of Saturday October 17. It comes after Merseyrail confirmed trains on the Hunts Cross line will be suspended for a month from this weekend.
All services running between Hunts Cross and Moorfields will cease operations on Sunday, October 11, and will not return until Saturday, November 7. The reason for this extended suspension of services is because of what is being described as "essential engineering work" by Network Rail.
In a statement shared to Everton FC's official website this morning (October 7), the club provided a transport update which stated: "Everton supporters heading to Hill Dickinson Stadium for the Premier League game against Chelsea on Saturday 17 October (12.30pm BST) are advised of the following engineering works by Merseyrail.
"Travel plans could be disrupted due to work taking place on the Merseyrail network, which will entail replacement bus services operating between Hunts Cross and Moorfields (NB: there is no rail replacement bus stop by Liverpool Central)."
Trains on Merseyrail's Hunts Cross line will be suspended for a month from this weekend
Trains on Merseyrail's Hunts Cross line will be suspended for a month from this weekend
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Merseyrail said the £3.5m project will see engineers strengthen and waterproof four tunnels that bring Northern Line services into Liverpool from the south. The work is designed to prevent water entering the tunnels and affecting the 750V electrified third rail, helping to reduce the risk of power failures, emergency speed restrictions, and unplanned closures across the network.
As part of the project, new track feeder switches will also be installed, Merseyrail confirmed, and these will allow engineers to remotely isolate smaller sections of the railway, enabling faster repairs and reducing disruption for passengers.
The works will begin on Sunday October 11 and continue for four weeks, with services scheduled to return to normal on Saturday November 7.
Train services will be running as usual between: Southport - Liverpool Central, Ormskirk - Liverpool Central, Headbolt Lane - Liverpool Central.
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