Transport for Wales Rail

[iMarkeh]

RE: Transport for Wales Rail

(05/04/2019 04:02)YK53 GXO Wrote:  Chester runs the same CIS system so again, so they should be able to similarly display Liverpool Lime Street via Runcorn.

Bar one on a Saturday morning, the TfW Lime Street services are booked into Chester's bay platforms P5/6. Platform Alterations happen less than you might think.

Also I believe a new small departure screen is to be installed shortly at Lime Street, in the top left corner of the main departure boards, for 'Merseyrail Only' services, and will subsequently direct passengers to the lower level. Albeit whether is will cause more or less confusion is yet to be found out.

At the end of the day, what's the solution? Not introduce the service entirely because one or two people might get on the wrong train? I don't think so...

There's plenty of buses out there that run the same place via different route and people manage on them. Just.

Those of us who know the railway, this will be fine. I don't think the CIS will make any difference. It will be a case of I have a ticket from Chester to Liverpool, why can't it be used going both ways. That is unless they change the tickets so that it is similar to London where tickets show '[Operator] services only'.

Another big issue will be the saveways and Merseyrail/travel tickets. They are valid for the end to end stations but not via the route (if that makes sense). Chester and Lime Street and South PWay are all in the Saveway zone but you can't (or at least in theory you shouldn't be able to) travel via Runcorn.

The CIS thing showing 'via' will not make much difference unless the ticket specify via routes. I think the Lime Street 'low level' CIS will be both beneficial and a hindrance.

Anyone travelling to intermediate stations on either route will be fine. It would only be those travelling Chester to Lime Street.

The solution would be to have the same fares both via Runcorn and via Hooton and allow Merseytravel tickets for journeys from Parkway to Chester (just as long as you don't alight at intermediate stops). 0 issues then.