Strike action is being taken by guard members of the RMT union and will result in disruptions across Merseyside on Saturday 3rd March.

The Magpies travel to Anfield that day, with the match scheduled to kick-off at 5:30pm (GMT).

Allowing additional time for your journey and using alternative public transport in Liverpool city centre is strongly recommended.

TransPennine Express Services

In addition to strike action in Liverpool, Network Rail engineers will be undertaking additional work in the Manchester area to assist with the completion of the electrification work currently taking place between Manchester and Preston via Bolton (part of the wider Great Rail North Project).

This work will affect services on the Liverpool Lime Street to Newcastle (via Manchester Victoria) route.

On Saturday, these services will start from and terminate at LEEDS (no longer calling at Huddersfield, Manchester Victoria or Liverpool Lime Street).

This will mean there will be less services operating between Liverpool /Manchester and Huddersfield / Leeds stations. Other services on this route will therefore be busier than normal.On Sunday, these services will be diverted to operate to/from Manchester Piccadilly instead (no longer calling at Manchester Victoria or Liverpool Lime Street) therefore, there will be less services available between Liverpool and Manchester stations.

Sandhills Station closed

Local Merseyrail train services from the city centre will not be calling at Sandhills Station - the station closest to Anfield - on matchday.

‘Football Special’ bus service

There will be a dedicated non-stop ‘Football Special’ bus service - the 917 - operated by Stagecoach.

The bus service will run every few minutes from St. John’s Lane (next to Lime Street Railway Station) direct to Anfield.

The return 917 journey will depart from Walton Breck Road (behind The Kop) and will run non-stop to the city centre.

Other bus services

There is also a Taxi Bus that departs from the same stop as the 917.

Other bus services are available from the main Queen Square Bus Station, which is also in front of Lime Street Station.

Arriva Buses on Merseyside have agreed to accept Merseyrail tickets for bus journeys covering Merseyrail’s Northern and Wirral lines.

More information

For detailed information about disruptions to Merseyrail services, please visit https://www.merseyrail.org/strike-action/strike-timetables.aspx.