Campaigner says rail plan would be a 'game changer'

NEW STATION IDEA WOULD HELP TOWN 'CUT OFF' FROM THE CITY

- By ELLIOT JESSETT

A RAIL enthusiast and campaigner said his plan for a new railway station would be a 'game changer' for a Merseyside town currently 'cut off' from Liverpool city centre.

Historically, Liverpool's rail network includes two 'loop lines.

The disused Liverpool 'loop line,' now largely a public cycle and walking path, cuts through Halewood Park Triangle and the operational underground Merseyrail 'loop,' a central tunnel of connecting lines, forms part of the Merseyrail network.

The closed down 'loop line' was built around 1879, but closed in stages between the 1960s and the 1970s. It was subsequently transformed into a major active travel route and a much-loved location for walkers and cyclists.

Alex Silver, pictured, grew up in Gateacre, close to Halewood and is a big fan of the walking and cycling options through Halewood Park Triangle, but also feels it would be right to accompany this with the renewal of the inactive railway lines.