Facelift to make station 'a destination' for city

£1M MOORFIELDS REFURB WILL TRANSFORM 'OUTDATED' RAIL HUB

- By DAVID HUMPHREYS

NEW details have been released about a £1million overhaul to turn an "outdated" Liverpool city centre railway station into a destination.

It was announced last month that the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) is to pump money into upgrading Moorfields station.

This will be the first phase of a wider approach aimed at a transformation of the station. The first phase of work will see a refresh of the station’s appearance and accessibility.

A planning application for the upgrades has now been formally lodged by Merseytravel with Liverpool Council, which would lead to the introduction of a new retail offer at the ground floor level. Its current state enables “significant levels of antisocial behav-iour” around and underneath the existing foyer, according to documents made public by the city council.

Should the city council sign off on proposals, construction is expected to begin in October and conclude by the end of this year.