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Olivia Williams

Merseyrail train timetables for Christmas and New Year 2021

There will be changes to Merseyrail's timetables as the festive season comes into full swing.

As with every year during Christmas and New Year, there will be some rail alterations during the busy period.

But now Merseyrail has released the festive timetable so people can plan ahead - whether it is for last minute Christmas shopping or a night out.

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Train services will finish early on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, according to the confirmed timetable for Friday, December 24 and Friday, December 31.

Here are the details for the Merseyrail services over Christmas, as well as the New Year planned changes.

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Christmas Eve

Train services finish early on Christmas Eve.

Below is the last trains for each line:

Hunts Cross - Southport:

Hunts Cross 8.36pm
Liverpool South Parkway 8.39pm
Cressington 8.42pm
Aigburth 8.44pm
St Michaels 8.46pm
Brunswick 8.49pm
Liverpool Central. 8.54pm
Moorfields 8.56pm
Sandhills 9pm
Bank Hall 9.02pm
Bootole Oriel Road 9.04pm
Bootle New Strand 9.07pm
Seaforth & Litherland 9.09pm
Waterloo 9.11pm
Blundellsands & Crosby 9.14pm
Hall Road 9.17pm
Hightown 9.20pm
Formby 9.24pm
Freshfield 9.26pm
Ainsdale 9.30pm
Hillside 9.33pm
Birkdale 9.35pm
Southport 9.40pm

Southport - Hunts Cross:

Southport 8.07pm 8.27pm
Birkdale 8.11pm 8.31pm
Hillside 8.13pm 8.33pm
Ainsdale 8.16pm 8.36pm
Freshfield 8.20pm 8.40pm
Formby 8.22pm 8.42pm
Hightown 8.26pm 8.46pm
Hall Road 8.29pm 8.49pm
Blundellsands & Crosby 8.31pm 8.51pm
Waterloo 8.34pm 8.54pm
Seaforth & Litherland 8.36pm 8.56pm
Bootle New Strand 8.39pm 8.59pm
Bootle Oriel Road 8.40pm 9pm
Bank Hall 8.42pm 9.02pm
Sandhills 8.45pm 9.05pm
Moorfields 8.49pm 9.09pm
Liverpool Central 8.53pm 9.13pm
Brunswick 8.56pm
St Michaels 8.59pm
Aigburth 9.01pm
Cressington 9.03pm
Liverpool South Parkway 9.06pm
Hunts Cross 9.10pm

Liverpool Central - Ormskirk:

Liverpool Central 8.40pm
Moorfields 8.43pm
Sandhills 8.46pm
Kirkdale 8.49pm
Walton 8.52pm
Orrell Park 8.53pm
Aintree 8.56pm
Old Roan 8.58pm
Maghull 9.01pm
Maghull North 9.05pm
Town Green 9.12pm
Aughton Park 9.16pm
Ormskirk 9.21pm

Ormskirk - Liverpool Central:

Ormskirk 9.12pm
Aughton Park 8.15pm
Town Green 8.17pm
Maghull North 8.21pm
Maghull 8.24pm
Old Roan 8.27pm
Aintree 8.29pm
Orrell Park 8.31pm
Walton 8.34pm
Kirkdale 8.37pm
Sandhills 8.39pm
Moorfields 8.43pm
Liverpool Central 8.46pm

Liverpool Central - Kirkby:

Liverpool Central 8.50pm
Moorfields 8.52pm
Sandhills 8.56pm
Kirkdale 8.59pm
Rice Lane 9.02pm
Fazakerley 9.04pm
Kirkby 9.09pm

Kirkby - Liverpool Central:

Kirkby 8.18pm
Fazakerley 8.21pm
Rice Lane 8.24pm
Kirkdale 8.27pm
Sandhills 8.30pm
Moorfields 8.33pm
Liverpool Central 8.37pm

West Kirby - Liverpool Central:

West Kirby 8.31pm
Hoylake 8.34pm
Manor Road 8.36pm
Meols 8.38pm
Moreton 8.41pm
Leasowe 8.43pm
Bidston 8.46pm
Birkenhead North 8.49pm
Birkenhead Park 8.51pm
Conway Park 8.54pm
Hamilton Square 8.56pm
James Street 8.59pm
Moorfields 9.01pm
Liverpool Lime Street 9.03pm
Liverpool Central 9.05pm

Moorfields - West Kirby:

Moorfields 8.31pm 9.01pm
Liverpool Lime Street 8.33pm 9.03pm
Liverpool Central 8.35pm 9.05pm
James Street 8.37pm 9.07pm
Hamilton Square 8.40pm 9.10pm
Conway Park 8.42pm 9.12pm
Birkenhead Park 8.44pm 9.14pm
Birkenhead North 8.47pm 9.17pm
Bidston 8.50pm
Leasowe 8.52pm
Moreton 8.54pm
Meols 8.58pm
Manor Road 9pm
Hoylake 9.02pm
West Kirby 9.07pm

New Brighton - Liverpool Central:

New Brighton 8.23pm
Wallasey Grove Road 8.27pm
Wallasey Village 8.29pm
Birkenhead North 8.34pm
Birkenhead Park 8.36pm
Conway Park 8.39pm
Hamilton Square 8.41pm
James Street 8.44pm
Moorfields 8.46pm
Liverpool Lime Street 8.48pm
Liverpool Central 8.50pm

Moorfields - New Brighton:

Moorfields 8.46pm 9.01pm
Liverpool Lime Street 8.48pm 9.03pm
Liverpool Central 8.50pm 9.05pm
James Street 8.52pm 9.07pm
Hamilton Square 8.55pm 9.10pm
Conway Park 8.57pm 9.12pm
Birkenhead Park 8.59pm 9.14pm
Birkenhead North 9.02pm 9.17pm
Wallasey Village 9.07pm
Wallasey Grove Road 9.08pm
New Brighton 9.13pm

Chester - Liverpool Central:

Chester 8.30pm 9pm
Bache 8.33pm 9.03pm
Capenhurst 8.39pm 9.09pm
Hooton 8.44pm 9.14pm
Eastham Rake 8.46pm
Bromborough 8.48pm
Bromborough Rake 8.50pm
Spital 8.52pm
Port Sunlight 8.54pm
Bebington 8.56pm
Rock Ferry 8.59pm
Green Lane 9.02pm
Birkenhead Central 9.04pm
Hamilton Square 9.06pm
James Street 9.09pm
Moorfields 9.11pm
Liverpool Lime Street 9.13pm
Liverpool Central 9.15pm

Moorfields - Chester

Moorfields 8.41pm 8.57pm
Liverpool Lime Street 8.43pm 8.59pm
Liverpool Central 8.45pm 9.01pm
James Street 8.47pm 9.03pm
Hamilton Square 8.50pm 9.06pm
Birkenhead Central 8.52pm 9.08pm
Green Lane 8.54pm 9.09pm
Rock Ferry 8.57pm 9.13pm
Bebington 8.59pm
Port Sunlight 9.01pm
Spital 9.03pm
Bromborough Rake 9.05pm
Bromborough 9.07pm
Eastham Rake 9.10pm
Hooton 9.12pm
Capenhurst 9.17pm
Bache 9.22pm
Chester 9.25pm

Ellesmere Port - Liverpool Central

Ellesmere Port 8.19pm
Overpool 8.22pm
Little Sutton 8.24pm
Hooton 8.29pm
Eastham Rake 8.31pm
Bromborough 8.33pm
Bromborough Rake 8.35pm
Spital 8.37pm
Port Sunlight 8.39pm
Bebington 8.41pm
Rock Ferry 8.44pm
Green Lane 8.47pm
Birkenhead Central 8.49pm
Hamilton Square 8.51pm
James Street 8.54pm
Moorfields 8.56pm
Liverpool Lime Street 8.58pm
Liverpool Central 9pm

Moorfields - Ellesmere Port

Moorfields 8.27pm 8.57pm
Liverpool Lime Street 8.29pm 8.59pm
Liverpool Central 8.31pm 9.01pm
James Street 8.33pm 9.03pm
Hamilton Square 8.36pm 9.06pm
Birkenhead Central 8.38pm 9.08pm
Green Lane 8.40pm 9.09pm
Rock Ferry 8.43pm 9.13pm
Bebington 8.45pm
Port Sunlight 8.47pm
Spital 8.49pm
Bromborough Rake 8.51pm
Bromborough 8.53pm
Eastham Rake 8.56pm
Hooton 8.58pm
Little Sutton 9.02pm
Overpool 9.04pm
Ellesmere Port 9.08pm

Christmas Day

There are no trains running on Christmas Day.

Boxing Day

A 30 minute service will run to selected stations between approximately 9am and 6.30pm

New Year's Eve

Train services will finish early and the last trains will be the same time as on Christmas Eve.

New Year's Day

A 30 minute Sunday service will run.

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