Michael Kenrick 15/03/2025 15comments  |  Jump to last

Mersey Ferries are planning to add a special 5 pm direct sailing on Sunday between the Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal at Liverpool’s Pier Head, across the Mersey to Seacombe following next weekend's test event at the new Everton Stadium. 

Mersey Ferries will operate a Sunday timetable, starting at 10 am from Pier Head, then 10:20 am from Seacombe, until the last sailing at 4 pm. The stadium is a 30-minute walk from the Pier Head. The extra service could become a regular matchday feature if passenger numbers are high enough.

After meeting with fans groups and representatives from Everton FC, transport chiefs have announced additional services are to be laid on across the region’s rail, bus and ferry networks next weekend. 

Extra train and bus services are to be put on for the second test event at the  new Everton Stadium as well as the special ferry trip added for matchgoing fans. Around 25,000 fans are expected at the Under-21 friendly match on Sunday 23 March as the next stage of preparations for the new 52,888-capacity stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock in advance of its full opening for next season.

Ahead of the game on 23 March, which kicks off at 2 pm, Sunday rail services are to be increased before and after the event, with Merseyrail trains running every 15 minutes – instead of the normal 30 minutes – on the Hunts Cross, Southport and Ormskirk branches of the Northern Line, with eight car trains operating where possible. Services on the Wirral Line will run to a normal Sunday timetable.

 

Quotes sourced from Chester Standard

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Paul Hewitt
1 Posted 15/03/2025 at 09:33:17
I still can't believe they've had 4 years to sort all this out. And it's only now there doing something.
Tony Abrahams
2 Posted 15/03/2025 at 09:36:08
I don’t understand why they can’t stop at the Isle of Man terminal, which is only about 600 metres from the stadium?

James Hughes
3 Posted 15/03/2025 at 09:45:02
Paul that's because they had a couple of TWers advisising them that the stadium would never be built
Andrew Merrick
4 Posted 15/03/2025 at 10:01:00
Slowly slowly catchee monkey...
Baby steps when strides are needed...
Surely the docks development deserves a fit for purpose transport scheme, we need a good mayor, that guy from Manchester would do.
Terry Farrell
5 Posted 15/03/2025 at 10:16:17
Tony exactly and it should come from Hamilton Sq which is next to the station. What would be even cooler is a Ferry terminal at the stadium.
Ian Wilkins
6 Posted 15/03/2025 at 10:26:06
The Old Trafford redevelopment plans, new stadium paid for by club, regeneration of wider area funded by public and private sector, with a very well planned transport hub at its heart, put our regeneration and transport plan into perspective.
Don’t get me wrong, stadium is brilliant but the rest is amateur.
At the 11th hour we’ve come up with some metal barricades at Sandhills, an emerging plan for a 2nd entrance there, longer more frequent trains.
Some walkways with lights maybe and a look again at draconian car parking policy that currently does more harm than good. Oh and an extra couple of buses.
Now an extra ferry that docks not at the ground that many say is feasible but in town.
You talk to Metro Mayor he talks the regeneration talk, but has done sweet FA to help deliver it, indeed puts it at Everton’s door.
Can’t help but think transport logistics are going to hold back BMD from being the Events venue it aspires to be, and can’t help but wonder if some want it that way…
True public sector isn’t responsible for Everton FC and its fans, but it was happy to see Everton stadium as a catalyst for regeneration of the area, and Everton FC is not responsible for the regeneration of the area.
Come on get some experts in and sort this transport out, it’s key to the redevelopment of the whole area.
Danny O'Neill
7 Posted 15/03/2025 at 10:39:54
This seems okay for those who live on the Wirral, or travel from that way. But the Pier Head? No better than getting the train to Lime Street and then onto James Street or Moorfields.

For me, this doesn't solve a lot.

Ian @6 talk of regeneration the stadium was supposed to bring has gone eerily quiet.

Rob Dolby
8 Posted 15/03/2025 at 10:47:34
The council have fallen well short on this.

I may be wrong but in 4 years they have put in a bicycle lane around that area.

The tide will probably be out when they plan to put a ferry on!

The Sandhills debacle with its pen like barriers are another insult.

We don't have very good politicians with a vision to improve the City. I would love to know what they class as achievements for the people of the area.

Danny O'Neill
9 Posted 15/03/2025 at 10:55:26
Rob, your point about the competency of the city's politicians is valid.

It makes me wish Andy Burnham had become the Liverpool City Region Mayor rather than take of the Manchester role, and not just because he's an Evertonian.

This stadium is more than abuot just Everton, it's about the spin off benefits for the city and surrounding areas.

Pete Jeffries
10 Posted 15/03/2025 at 10:56:05
All of the above very true
Fact is if this was Manchester or London there would already be a Tram, a new Train Station, a Ferry terminal and new Car Parks in place
Les Callan
11 Posted 15/03/2025 at 11:08:07
Being reported that Man Utd want £300m from public funds to relocate a rail freight terminal, to facilitate the building of their new ground. Meanwhile we haven't even got a proper car park.
Paul Hewitt
12 Posted 15/03/2025 at 11:12:17
I'm sure when Ajax built there new stadium they built a brand new train line and station next to the ground. LCC put up barriers. It's quite embarrassing really. Heaven help when the euros come into town.
Les Callan
13 Posted 15/03/2025 at 11:56:03
Good point about the euros Paul. I’ve just reminded Steve Rotherham about this. Best get their act together. Mind you, they did do a good job on the song contest !
Tony Abrahams
14 Posted 15/03/2025 at 12:34:55
I personally don’t think Labour are going to last long in our city (I might be wrong) so hopefully whichever party is voted in have got a plan for the infrastructure around what is a massive scale of regeneration🤞
Michael Kenrick
15 Posted 15/03/2025 at 12:35:14
Best not to subject the original headline for this story in the Chester Standard to too much forensic analysis:

Plans for ferry from Wirral to new Everton Stadium announced

No. It goes to Pier Head — not the new Everton Stadium that is a good 30 minutes walk down-river from the Pier Head!

And it's only one extra sailing on the regular service — the creation of something new that is specific to the development of the new stadium.

And so far, it is only a trial for the second test event!

Sorry but these bloody headline writers drive me insane!

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