Eurovision Song Contest 2023

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RE: Eurovision Song Contest 2023

(17/04/2023 12:18)moreton407 Wrote:  From Merseytravel:

Buses are one of the best ways to get around Liverpool and the wider city region and some services will be strengthened during the event. Additional services and capacity are planned for key dates throughout the festival, particularly focussed on 7 and 13 May.

The Arriva 500 service which runs between Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Liverpool South Parkway rail station will be stepped up between 8 and 15 May, running every 15 mins between approx 04:00 and 01:00.

A free shuttle bus will be running between the Eurovision Fan Zones at the Pier head and Camp and Furnace between 6 and 13 May, between approx. 21:00 and 03:30.

National Express and other coach services from locations across the UK arrive into and depart from Liverpool ONE bus station.

There will be diversions to some routes due to road closures and services may be subject to delays – especially in and around Liverpool City Centre.


Sunday 7 May

The event at George’s Hall will result in the closure of Lime Street. This means that some bus services will end at London Road and not Queen Square Bus Station.

A free shuttle service will run between London Road, Queen Square and Liverpool 1 bus stations.

A park and ride will be set up at Stanley Park with buses operating to Queen Square Bus Station between midday and midnight.

Wow! Is that it?

This is possibly the biggest event that Liverpool city centre has witnessed since the Millennium Eve. There will be thousands of local people wishing to experience this but there will be no provision for them to get home afterwards. I would have thought that this would be a good opportunity to ascertain the demand for night buses operating from Liverpool One.