New Everton Stadium

[Thetigerblue]

I agree. But my other points still stand.

I have to disagree.
Bus routes show plenty of options. Trains are approximately double the existing. And it’s actually walkable from the city centre.

 

[James Patrick]

I have to disagree.
Bus routes show plenty of options. Trains are approximately double the existing. And it’s actually walkable from the city centre.

The only difference is the Southport service means 12 rather than 8 trains into town per hour. But if you are going to Southport, Hunts X, Ormskirk, Headbolt Lane then there's no change its still 4 services per hour.

 

[bernie inn]

How many tracks does Sandhills have. In Melbourne, which TBH manages a number of large events at the same time. Part of the way the do this especially around Melbourne cup and music festivals is to run special trains between the main station and the local station, I think they’d run 3 at a time and they just go back and forth, before the event and after, it works well

 

[Bedfordblue]

How many tracks does Sandhills have. In Melbourne, which TBH manages a number of large events at the same time. Part of the way the do this especially around Melbourne cup and music festivals is to run special trains between the main station and the local station, I think they’d run 3 at a time and they just go back and forth, before the event and after, it works well

It will take more than 7 minutes to walk it from Melbourne that’s for sure.

 

[Dr Baxter]

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Some of those businesses have got pretty big yards, I'll be surprised if they dont open them up on matchdays and make a few bob

I can't see any reason why Peel won't rent out to fans the carpark spaces which have been used by the construction workers over the last few years. I don't think parking will be as much as an issue as some think. There are plenty of businesses round about, too.

 

[dockroad]

How many tracks does Sandhills have. In Melbourne, which TBH manages a number of large events at the same time. Part of the way the do this especially around Melbourne cup and music festivals is to run special trains between the main station and the local station, I think they’d run 3 at a time and they just go back and forth, before the event and after, it works well

Sandhills is an island platform on a viaduct . Used to be 3 or 4 platforms ( before my time ) now only the two. I guess it's at capacity with 12 trains per hour each way on weekdays. ,but only half that on Sundays.

 

[Dr Baxter]

I agree , Sundays is a problem but on weekdays there are trains about every five minutes through the bottleneck known as Sandhills . Anyone can see there is no scope to enlarge the station but Merseyrail could put on more carriages . I was at Kirkdale for the Chelsea game and it was chaos , expect the same for Forest this Sunday. Merseyrail seem reluctant to increase capacity except for Aintree Races.

This is precisely why we need to see what the plans are. If they are insufficient, we need to make our opinions known. That makes entitled, moaning, 'arl arses, apparently.

 

[Dr Baxter]

It will take more than 7 minutes to walk it from Melbourne that’s for sure.

No, apparently not.

 

[PhilM]

The only difference is the Southport service means 12 rather than 8 trains into town per hour. But if you are going to Southport, Hunts X, Ormskirk, Headbolt Lane then there's no change its still 4 services per hour.

Not exactly. Right now, people using the train split between Sandhills (Soccerbus), Kirkdale and Bank Hall. With BMD, it’s Sandhills and at a push Moorfields.

 

[allen]

How many tracks does Sandhills have. In Melbourne, which TBH manages a number of large events at the same time. Part of the way the do this especially around Melbourne cup and music festivals is to run special trains between the main station and the local station, I think they’d run 3 at a time and they just go back and forth, before the event and after, it works well

Melbourne has a very centralised sporting infrastructure though, doesn’t it? It’s easier to have good links when you’re serving this many venues in one go.

 

[Street end man]

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I can't see any reason why Peel won't rent out to fans the carpark spaces which have been used by the construction workers over the last few years. I don't think parking will be as much as an issue as some think. There are plenty of businesses round about, too.

Some of the road closures i've heard mentioned for match days would make getting a car anywhere near the ground an issue.
All forum talk so maybe not a true factor.

 

[Thetigerblue]

The only difference is the Southport service means 12 rather than 8 trains into town per hour. But if you are going to Southport, Hunts X, Ormskirk, Headbolt Lane then there's no change its still 4 services per hour.

That’s a big difference though.
Fans coming from Ormskirk are unaffected
Fans coming from Southport etc now find it far easier and possibly will use trains for first time. Fans coming from city have 50% increase in train capacity.

 

[The binman chronicles]

Save the fuss. Take the soccer bus.

Or just don't go if it's too much bother!

For some moving away from Goodison will make getting to the ground a bit harder, for others it will be easier. We are taking about a distance of about a mile and a half. It's not a deal breaker and everyone will need to adjust to the new routine. If everyone goes in with an open mind then you might actually find by the x game at BMD that it's neither here nor there the extra or less you have to travel.

 

[James Patrick]

Or just don't go if it's too much bother!

For some moving away from Goodison will make getting to the ground a bit harder, for others it will be easier. We are taking about a distance of about a mile and a half. It's not a deal breaker and everyone will need to adjust to the new routine. If everyone goes in with an open mind then you might actually find by the x game at BMD that it's neither here nor there the extra or less you have to travel.

It's not the distance that matters particularly- there will be no winners in terms of fans with the parking issue.

 

[The binman chronicles]

It's not the distance that matters particularly- there will be no winners in terms of fans with the parking issue.

That's kind of indicating Goodison is simple to park around though? If you turn up early enough, yes. If you you are willing to pay a lot, yes. For the rest you may find what took 15 mins to walk from Goodison takes 20 at BMD. Over time you may get that to be close to the same.

People need to find their own way and that takes experience. When that shakes out after half a season then we can report back what we find.