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Merseyrail service alert
Major closure starts Sunday 11 October
Sunday replacement buses run Hunts Cross to Sandhills, not Moorfields. Northern Line trains from the north end at Sandhills. On 11 and 18 October, Wirral Line trains end at James Street. Liverpool v Man City is at Anfield at 4:30pm the same day.
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