Liverpool City Council approved plans for the new Liverpool Baltic station which is expected to stimulate further development in Liverpool’s vibrant and growing Baltic Triangle district. Successful planning permission follows significant support from a public consultation last summer.
The GBP 100 million (EUR 117 million) station project set to be located on Merseyrail’s Northern Line, will serve one of the city’s most dynamic districts, that was named the 11th coolest neighbourhood in the world by Time Out magazine in 2023.
Work is set to begin on highways improvements at Liverpool Baltic station later this year before construction of the station begins in early 2026. The target date for the opening of the station is the end of 2027.
With the Combined Authority setting an ambitious target to make the city region Net Zero by 2035, Liverpool Baltic station will help encourage people to get out of their cars and travel more by sustainable options, using public transport and active travel, as well as attracting more people to this up-and-coming area.
Passengers can look forward to step-free access from pavement to train, modern facilities, toilets and secure cycle storage as the station, named following a public vote, will connect to the city’s expanding active travel network.
To support this, improvements will also be made to highways and active travel links in the area around the station, along with enhancements to the public realm.
The new Liverpool Baltic station is part of Mayor Steve Rotheram’s vision to improve the public transport network across the Liverpool City Region and complements existing rail projects including a new GBP 500 million (EUR 584.6 million) fleet of trains, accessibility improvements across the network and future plans for three more new stations at Daresbury (Halton), Woodchurch (Wirral) and Carr Mill (St Helens).
“Planning permission was another major milestone for the Liverpool Baltic station scheme and I’m delighted we are now passed that and ready to get work underway! This is another step in our vision to build a fully integrated London-style transport system,” Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region said.
The development builds on the success of the GBP 80 million (EUR 93.5 million) Headbolt Lane station, which opened in October 2023 in Kirkby. This station is served by pioneering battery-powered trains which have brought about the first extension to the Merseyrail network in a generation, with further growth planned.
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