A £1m upgrade of Liverpool’s long neglected Moorfields Merseyrail station is just weeks away from completion. Tony McDonough reports
A £1m facelift for Moorfields Merseyrail station in Liverpool is on track for completion by the spring.
In June 2025 Liverpool City Region Combined Authority announced it was funding a facelift for the entrance to the busy station which offers access to both the Merseyrail Northern and Wirral lines.
Despite being a key transport gateway into the city, Moorfields station and the street itself has declined significantly in both feel and appearance in recent years with empty buildings and undeveloped land creating a sense of decay.
And the pedestrian approach from Dale Street to the station, which is under cover, has become a favoured spot for rough sleepers. There has also been an increase in antisocial behaviour.
Upkeep of the station and its immediate surroundings is complicated by the number of parties involved. It is managed in parts by the city council, Network Rail, Merseytravel and the Combined Authority.
This work is just the first phase of a broader vision to modernise Moorfields station. Work is already underway to develop a more ambitious, long-term transformation that reflects the station’s importance to Liverpool’s commercial heart.
On Wednesday the Liverpool Echo reported that the project is now entering its final stages. From the start of this week, the station’s cycle storage area has been closed off to allow the work to complete with the aim of a May finish.
It will include new cladding, energy-efficient LED lighting, enhanced signage, a covered staircase, and secure, relocated cycle storage.
In a statement Merseyrail said: “The works are ongoing, and the next phase will require a temporary closure of the cycle storage facilities. These are currently due for completion by May, although we are all working to have them finished as soon as possible.
“The works will deliver a more modern, well‑lit and safer entrance, as well as significantly improve the overall appearance of the station. We’re working hard to complete everything as quickly as we can.”
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In summer 2024 Manchester-based CERT Property secured planning consent to convert the 27,000 sq ft Centric House office building, opposite the station, into 46 apartments.
However, there is little sign of activity in other parts of the street. The former Yates’s Wine Lodge remains empty and neglected with the adjacent wasteland also lacking any signs of new development.