Lime Street station shut temporarily after parade

NETWORK Rail have confirmed Lime Street Station was shut temporarily after the Liverpool FC parade as it tried to cope with the number of supporters heading home.

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The main entrance to the busy rail station was closed on Monday evening, with people having to enter through the side entrance on Skelhorne Street.

Photos from the station that evening show hundreds of people queuing outside over the space of several hours, with many being stranded in Liverpool as they tried to get home.

Fans told the ECHO this week that they experienced waits of over three hours at the station following the parade, and they claim there was little communication from staff and overcrowding.