You can put a station somewhere and it will create demand - a part of an overall planning policy. The London DRL was put in when the demand was negligible. It should have been seamless with some Underground lines not the little chugga trains it now has.
If the arena was sensibly put at the end of the Wapping Tunnel, traffic would have been primarily by train via its own station. It was much more sensible to put the arena at the end of rapid transit rail tunnel. Even park and ride at Edge Hill for outsiders. Too easy wasn't. So they put it in the worst location. As the arena stands, in an inappropriate location, other means of transport have to be put in place. Currently they put a chara-banc park on an in-filled historic dock for access. Hotels will be around the arena.
It is a matter of building infrastructure for the future and infrastructure that matters improves image in a massive way, gives out the right progressive messages and will bring in investment. Roads & busses and trams don't do that.
Kirkdale is on the Northern Line and connected to the Undergound. Picton is near Edge Hill and other overground stations can be built too in suitable locations. Anfield can be got at via the outer loop. Dingle needs to be a through route not an end of line.
Yo don't get it. People will go from
any station on the loops to the next but one or whatever - that is any of the loops, inner or outer.
Don't loose sight of the big picture. The idea is to:
- Regenerate areas
- Create a comprehensive, underground where possible, rapid transport rail system
- Lift image of the City in a big way
- Attract investment
Don't delve into trivial perceived detail.
Priority should be:
- The city centre section (Circle Line built as most is already in place)
- The outer loops, via Anfield
After the above, the city sections not reached by rail can be accessed by trams like parts of Everton. Most areas are not far from a rail line if the track bed though Childwall to Broad Green is brought back to use. Lines hit most areas of the city and beyond. They need to be seamlessly integrated into the Merseyrail system.
If need be, the Wapping Tunnel can be branched into from Central.
Once a Circle Line is created by a new tunnel from Dingle to Edge Hill and the Wapping Tunnel branched into, the scope and flexibility is enormous to what was there - fully fit for an expanding city.
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