Cancellations to the Southport and Hunts Cross lines from Monday 26 February

Following the introduction of the new Class 777 trains onto the Merseyrail network, temporary timetable changes are being made to the Hunts Cross and Southport lines to assist with driver training.

From Monday to Saturday some services will be cancelled, these are as follows:

  • Hunts Cross to Southport: there will be four trains cancelled (11:36, 14:06, 19:51 and 22:21).
  • Southport to Hunts Cross: there will be four trains cancelled (10:27, 12:57, 18:42 and 21:12).
  • Southport to Hunts Cross: Monday to Thursday the 22:27 will depart at 22:20 from Southport but will resume normal departure times from Birkdale. 

There are no cancellations on Sundays.

Full timetables of cancelled trains are available below.

Passengers should check the journey planner before they travel.

Please note: from Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 April, due to The Randox Grand National Festival, these cancellations do not apply.

Southport and Hunts Cross lines

Southport to Hunts Cross cancelled trains
Station Train Times
Southport 10:27 12:57 18:42 21:12
Birkdale 10:31 13:01 18:46 21:16
Hillside 10:33 13:03 18:48 21:18
Ainsdale 10:36 13:06 18:51 21:21
Freshfield 10:40 13:10 18:55 21:25
Formby 10:42 13:12 18:57 21:27
Hightown 10:46 13:16 19:01 21:31
Hall Road 10:49 13:19 19:04 21:34
Blundellsands & Crosby 10:51 13:21 19:06 21:36
Waterloo  10:54 13:24 19:09 21:39
Seaforth & Litherland 10:56 13:26 19:11 21:41
Bootle New Strand 10:59 13:29 19:14 21:44
Bootle Oriel Road 11:00 13:30 19:15 21:45
Bank Hall 11:02 13:32 19:17 21:47
Sandhills 11:06 13:35 19:21 21:51
Moorfields 11:10 13:39 19:25 21:55
Liverpool Central 11:13 13:42 19:28 21:58
Brunswick 11:17 13:46 19:32 22:02
St Michaels 11:19 13:49 19:34 22:04
Aigburth 11:22 13:51 19:37 22:07
Cressington 11:24 13:53 19:39 22:09
Liverpool South Parkway 11:26 13:56 19:41 22:11
Hunts Cross 11:31 14:01 19:46 22:16
Hunts Cross to Southport cancelled trains
Station Train Times
Hunts Cross 11:36 14:06 19:51 22:21
Liverpool South Parkway 11:39 14:09 19:54 22:24
Cressington 11:42 14:12 19:57 22:27
Aigburth 11:44 14:14 19:59 22:29
St Michaels 11:46 14:16 20:01 22:31
Brunswick 11:49 14:19 20:04 22:34
Liverpool Central 11:53 14:23 20:08 22:38
Moorfields 11:56 14:26 20:10 22:41
Sandhills 12:00 14:30 20:14 22:45
Bank Hall 12:02 14:32 20:17 22:47
Bootle Oriel Road 12:04 14:34 20:19 22:49
Bootle New Strand 12:06 14:36 20:21 22:51
Seaforth & Litherland 12:08 14:38 20:23 22:53
Waterloo  12:10 14:40 20:25 22:55
Blundellsands & Crosby 12:13 14:43 20:28 22:58
Hall Road 12:15 14:45 20:30 23:00
Hightown 12:18 14:48 20:33 23:03
Formby 12:22 14:52 20:37 23:07
Freshfield 12:24 14:54 20:39 23:09
Ainsdale 12:28 14:58 20:43 23:13
Hillside 12:31 15:01 20:46 23:16
Birkdale 12:33 15:03 20:48 23:18
Southport 12:40 15:10 20:55 23:25