Rail link to airport a top priority for Liverpool
Class 777 train runs on Merseyrail network in Liverpool, source: Serco Source: Serco
Despite the corona crisis, Liverpool John Lennon Airport is still interested in the construction of the rail link to the city centre. It will facilitate the connectivity between the airport and the adjacent region as well as to the planned high-speed lines.
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As part of the Liverpool City Region’s desire to achieve “Net Zero” status by 2040, the use of cars must be reduced. Providing a rail link to John Lennon Airport, as a loop line from Ditton via Hale and on to Liverpool South Parkway would attract air passengers from Crewe and further South as well as providing local commuter services. Opening up the disused outer city rail link and connecting it to the proposed airport rail would also be beneficial. Have any such plans been costed?