Merseyrail tickets on the Stagecoach X2

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RE: Merseyrail tickets on the Stagecoach X2

(22/05/2014 20:40)polarbear Wrote:  I think it refers to the agreement with Virgin trains to accept rail tickets between Preston and Southport on service 2X. This has been the case for some years now though it's the first mention i've seen on Merseyrail publicity.

Preston - Southport is one of the rail-bus links that Virgin trains put in place when they first took over running the WCML rail franchise. It's also one of the few left now, & none of the links now have dedicated vehicles like they did originally.

It's been mentioned on the northern line timetable pages for years.
You can travel to Preston by rail on the northern line to southport then continuing your journey via southport on the 2x to Preston or vice versa.
If you live in the top part of the northern line, it saves travelling all the way to liverpool or ormskirk and out again.