Plans to build the £100 million new Liverpool Baltic station have been approved, with construction starting soon.
Construction of the station on Merseyrail’s Northern Line is scheduled to begin early next year, after local highways works get underway in the autumn.
It follows Liverpool City Council approving the new development in the city’s Baltic Triangle district earlier this week.
Three more new stations are also planned for Daresbury (Halton), Woodchurch (Wirral) and Carr Mill (St Helens), as part of a wider effort to improve the public transport network across the Liverpool City Region.
Other major projects across the rest of the network include a new Mersey Ferry and the St Helens Interchange redevelopment.
Liverpool Baltic station is being funded by the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS), allocated via the Department for Transport.
The masterplan, adopted as part of Liverpool City Council’s Strategic Regeneration Framework (SRF), forms part of The Liverpool Local Plan (2013-2033) and is intended to guide growth in the area for the next 15-20 years.
However, the costs to also build office, living, retail and/or community spaces above the station would have made it “prohibitively expensive”, which undermines the business case for the station itself.
“Planning permission was another major milestone for the Liverpool Baltic station scheme and I’m delighted we are now passed that and ready to get work underway,” said Steve Rotheram, mayor of the Liverpool City Region.
“It’s not just about improving connectivity – it’s about creating new opportunities, connecting our communities to jobs, education, and each other, and contributing to a healthier, greener Liverpool City Region.
“Investing almost £100 million at the heart of one of the UK’s most vibrant areas, will help to make this part of the city more accessible to all while easing congestion and helping us achieve our net-zero targets.”
Liverpool Baltic station is currently scheduled to open at the end of 2027.
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