Originally Posted by
Ged
Are you sure there is a disused tunnel from Kirkdale to Rice Lane flyover, what would it have previously served? The exisiting tunnel/line from Kirkdale to the next station at Walton/Rice lane (depending on whether your destination is Kirkby or Ormskirk seems to run close enough to Walton Hall Park anyway or as I say, a branch off the Cherry Lane/Canada dock branch line would suffice.
Ged there is a tunnel. I have added a map below. The subbrit site I linked to also shows the tunnel. Reusing this tunnel would also get the outer loop up and running. A station can be under the stadium and keep fans away from residents (I live next to a major sports venue and know what it is like. The residents are forming an action committee to prevent further expansion). This rail line is one way to Liverpool centre the other to South Parkway and major connections to London/Mcr, etc. The trackbeds are still there. A win, win as the major Queens Drive is there and easy roads out to the M57/M62.
A line needs to be a through line not a branch line terminus, as it can be used on non-matchdays by the community and Norris Green, West Derby, Gatacre, etc are on Merseyrail too.
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Any "nearby" station is small and will not have the throughput to cope with a large stadium. With a station in the stadium a park and ride can be at many Merseyrail stations. When thinking of Merseyrail, think of London's Tube. I find people in Liverpool do not value this superb rapid transit system they have, and think of roads and buses first.
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