James Street station to get new look

6 Jan 2007 

A COMMUTER interchange is to undergo a 1.5 Million pound overhaul to make it a more pleasant for passengers.

A COMMUTER interchange is to undergo a £1.5m overhaul to make it a more pleasant for passengers.

Transport officials want to improve the appearance of James Street train station and bus stops, which are expected to become busier once the Paradise Street and Kings Dock developments are finished.

The station will be renovated with a new canopy, kiosk, toilets and ramp. Outside more bus stops will be created with paving cut away in a herringbone style to allow vehicles to pull in safely off the road.

Neil Scales, chief executive of Merseytravel, said: “It is an important gateway and it is not the best entry point into the network at the moment.

“This £1.5m project will improve the appearance and facilities there.

“It is all part of creating a single integrated network but we brought this part forward so it would be ready before Liverpool One opens.”

It is part of the City Centre Movement Strategy but is funded by Merseytravel and a planning application will be submitted in a few weeks.

The highway project will be managed by the council and will use CCMS contractors to carry out the works.

Cllr Peter Millea, executive member for regeneration and transport, said: “People were asking why we stopped the right turn from The Strand into James Street, well this is it.

“We are making it easier for buses to stop as well as nicer place for passengers.” Daily Post

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