Talk:Liverpool South Parkway railway station

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Though usually "pro rail" I can't help feeling this station is too big and expensive for the number of passengers it will serve. The "park and ride" facility is unlikely to prove popular as the car park is not easily accessible from the main Liverpool-Widnes road. In the time it takes the motorist to negotiate his way to the car park he could be well on the way along the road into Liverpool. The bus shuttle to the Airport will face similar problems.

The station is going to be very large and impressive and of some architectural merit. Great, but a smaller station would have been perfectly adequate.

And having built the station, there are no moves to allow access from Chester and North Wales via the disused link line in Runcorn. With Virgin trains not stopping there either, there is no opportunity to use it for passengers for London not wishing to make their way into central Liverpool. This WOULD have been a good "park and ride" option.

Just letting off a bit of steam here, I'm sure it doesn't belong in the article.

Exile 11:45, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

More bellyaching from me - foot-dragging by Central Trains on stopping Liverpool-Norwich trains - when the trains have to slow to 15mph to take the curve towards Hunts Cross anyway! Exile 22:45, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Only another 22 months(!) to wait: Norwich services will call at LSP from the December 2008 timetable change. Meanwhile I've heard a rumour that TransPennine Express will serve the station from May 2007 - anyone have confirmation? Rhmeuk 15:34, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Anyone know why it has been given the truly awful name LSP ?

It's in the South of Liverpool, and it's a Parkway station. Simple really :-) L1v3rp00l 15:08, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

What is a parkway station???, I've heard it before but never understood what it is DannyM 14:06, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

I think it has something to do with Park and Ride. Simply south 14:30, 25 June 2006 (UTC)