Preston to Liverpool Lime Street - 5 changes?

[startingaparty]

I needed to go from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street today and it involved no less than 5 changes - surely a record for this journey?

Preston to Wigan North Western, walking to Wigan Wallgate, RRB from Wigan Wallgate to Southport, RRB from Southport to Hall Road, Merseyrail from Hall Road to Moorfields and finally Moorfields to Liverpool Lime Street.

 

[NorthWestRover]

No Blackpool to Liverpool trains?

 

[startingaparty]

No Blackpool to Liverpool trains?

It wasn't suggested to me at the time. I got to Preston station about 1300.

 

[ValleyLines142]

There was a direct service at 1304?

Did you have any 'avoid' or 'only via' options filtered on?

 

[dk1]

It wasn't suggested to me at the time. I got to Preston station about 1300.

There was a 13:04 from Preston that arrived into Lime Street at 14:08.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

No Blackpool to Liverpool trains?

Next one today from Preston after 13:04 seems to have been at 15:04. Is there not normally also a 14:04 service?

 

[mrmartin]

Even if you didn't get a direct service; you could surely just go to warrington bank quay and then change to warrington central? I'm very unsure how this itinerary was put together.

 

[pokemonsuper9]

I needed to go from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street today and it involved no less than 5 changes - surely a record for this journey?

Preston to Wigan North Western, walking to Wigan Wallgate, RRB from Wigan Wallgate to Southport, RRB from Southport to Hall Road, Merseyrail from Hall Road to Moorfields and finally Moorfields to Liverpool Lime Street.

I would not count walking from North Western -> Wallgate as a change, while it's technically a change it's such a short walk.

 

[Vespa]

Was it a trainsplit website selection ?

 

[Llandudno]

It’s crazy these days that there is no Sunday service on the Preston - Ormskirk line for Merseyrail connections to Liverpool

 

[8A Rail]

Someone was having a laugh at Preston Station I think! Sorry!

See todays direct schedule: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/se...24/0600-2000?stp=WVS&show=passenger&order=wtt

 

[Bletchleyite]

I needed to go from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street today and it involved no less than 5 changes - surely a record for this journey?

Preston to Wigan North Western, walking to Wigan Wallgate, RRB from Wigan Wallgate to Southport, RRB from Southport to Hall Road, Merseyrail from Hall Road to Moorfields and finally Moorfields to Liverpool Lime Street.

That's usually when a via point has been left in by mistake.

 

[Winthorpe]

Via Southport will create this itinerary.

 

[skyhigh]

It wasn't suggested to me at the time.

What/who made the suggested route?

 

[Bletchleyite]

Via Southport will create this itinerary.

It really is a shortcoming of the NRE app (and possibly website) that a totally new search (i.e. changing both origin and destination) doesn't automatically remove the "via" point. I've come up with these silly itineraries before, thought "wha?", and then realised, several times.

 

[pokemonsuper9]

It really is a shortcoming of the NRE app (and possibly website) that a totally new search (i.e. changing both origin and destination) doesn't automatically remove the "via" point. I've come up with these silly itineraries before, thought "wha?", and then realised, several times.

I've accidentally done the same thing on Trainsplit before, bit easier to tell though because the "Advanced" block stays next to the passengers/railcards.

 

[Old Yard Dog]

I would not count walking from North Western -> Wallgate as a change, while it's technically a change it's such a short walk.

Unlike Warrington Bank Quay to Central which is a pain

 

[DarloRich]

this cant be right - there are better options that the one suggested!

 

[Bletchleyite]

this cant be right - there are better options that the one suggested!

It'll be because a via point was left in, someone suggested "via Southport" would cause that odd route.

 

[Winthorpe]

It'll be because a via point was left in, someone suggested "via Southport" would cause that odd route.

The same itinerary is generated next Sunday (1st October) for Preston to Lime Street via Southport:



Except next Sunday is four changes rather than five (because the RRB from Southport to Hall Road is not necessary as the line is open there).

 

[Statto]

The same itinerary is generated next Sunday (1st October) for Preston to Lime Street via Southport:

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Except next Sunday is four changes rather than five (because the RRB from Southport to Hall Road is not necessary as the line is open there).

You'd be better off taking the Stagecoach X2 bus, Preston direct to Liverpool & only £2 single than following that itinerary, the X2 stops outside Preston station, & is hourly around xx15, & takes just over 2 hours, on a Sunday.

 

[Winthorpe]

Direct rail services are running. See the original post — the itinerary has probably come about because the ‘via’ option was inadvertently used on the planner.