Planned Engineering Work

To keep our network running reliably engineering work sometimes take place at various locations across our network resulting in rail replacement buses operating. 

Full details of these engineering works can be found below, latest timetable information will be available via our journey planner nearer the time.

Due to roadworks in Liverpool City Centre as part of Liverpool City Council’s Connectivity Scheme, rail replacement buses will no longer stop at Liverpool Central or Liverpool Lime Street. They will be stopping at Moorfields and James Street only (depending on which services are affected) to minimise disruption to Merseyrail services.  

Full times of trains and rail replacement buses can be found in the Journey Planner.

 

Sunday 5 February

Northern line

Rail replacement buses will operate from Hillside to Southport, and from Southport to Hillside. 

Full times of trains and rail replacement buses can be found in the Journey Planner.

 

Sunday 12 February

Northern line

Rail replacement buses will operate from Hillside to Southport, and from Southport to Hillside. 

Full times of trains and rail replacement buses can be found in the Journey Planner.

Sunday 26 Februray

Northern line

Liverpool Central station will close to Northern line services from 22:00. Hunts Cross line will not operate. Southport, Ormskirk and Kirkby line services will operate every 30 minutes and start/terminate at Moorfields. 

Monday 27 February

Northern line

Hunts Cross line will not operate. A rail-replacement bus service will be in operation between Moorfields and Hunts Cross, calling at all stations on the Hunts Cross line. 

Southport and Ormskirk line services will operate every 20 minutes and start/terminate at Moorfields. After 20:00 services will operate every 30 minutes.

Kirkby line services will operate every 20 minutes and start/terminate at Sandhills. After 20:00 services will operate every 30 minutes and start/terminate at Moorfields.

Tuesday 28 February

Northern line

Hunts Cross line will not operate. A rail-replacement bus service will be in operation between Moorfields and Hunts Cross, calling at all stations on the Hunts Cross line. 

Southport and Ormskirk line services will operate every 20 minutes and start/terminate at Moorfields. After 20:00 services will operate every 30 minutes.

Kirkby line services will operate every 20 minutes and start/terminate at Sandhills. After 20:00 services will operate every 30 minutes and start/terminate at Moorfields.

Wednesday 1 March

Northern line

Hunts Cross line will not operate. A rail-replacement bus service will be in operation between Moorfields and Hunts Cross, calling at all stations on the Hunts Cross line. 

Southport and Ormskirk line services will operate every 20 minutes and start/terminate at Moorfields. After 20:00 services will operate every 30 minutes.

Kirkby line services will operate every 20 minutes and start/terminate at Sandhills. After 20:00 services will operate every 30 minutes and start/terminate at Moorfields.

From 20:00 Southport, Ormskirk and Kirkby services will start and terminate at Sandhills. A rail replacement bus service will run between Sandhills and Hunts Cross.