MERSEYRAIL is to buck a national trend by putting trains on on Boxing Day so people can get back to the shops.
It's the first time in its history it has run the post-Christmas Day service and says it is doing so in response to demand from passengers eager to get away from the sprouts and spend, spend spend at the sales.
Traditionally only a handful of rail services operates across Britain on Boxing Day.
Merseyrail says: "It is part of wider initiative between Merseytravel and transport operators to provide more choice in how and when they travel during the Christmas period, boosting the local economy and supporting jobs."
Boxing Day services will be every 30 minutes and call at select stations on the network. First trains will start from 9am and the last ones from the centre of town will be around 6.30pm. All trains will be full length, six carriages, enabling as many people as possible to travel.
Trains will call at the following stations
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Southport: Birkdale, Formby, Waterloo, Sandhills, Liverpool Central and Liverpool South Parkway
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Ormskirk: Maghull, Aintree, Kirkdale, Sandhills and Liverpool Central
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Kirkby: Kirkdale, Sandhills and Liverpool Central
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New Brighton: Birkenhead North, Conway Park, James Street and Liverpool Central
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West Kirby: Leasowe, Birkenhead North, Conway Park, James Street and Liverpool Central
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Hooton: Bromborough, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead Central, James Street and Liverpool Central
For full timetable information, please go to the Merseyrail website
