Open 2017 Merseyrail Strike On Sunday

You may have difficulties getting to the Open on Sunday due a strike by guard members of the RMT union

Open 2017 Merseyrail Strike On Sunday

You may have difficulties getting to the Open on Sunday due a strike by guard members of the RMT union

Open 2017 Merseyrail Strike On Sunday

Royal Birkdale hosts the Open 2017 and getting there is incredibly easy with Hillside station just a couple of minutes walk away.

However, Sunday may be difficult for those hoping to get the train to Birkdale, with a strike planned by members of the RMT union.

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It doesn't mean that all trains are off, but there will be a limited service running on the Southport line on the 23rd July.

Trains will run between Hillside and Liverpool Central, calling at only Blundellsands and Crosby.

Here is the schedule:

Sunday 23rd July, morning:

Trains will run directly from Liverpool Central to Hillside station, with selected trains calling at Blundellsands and Crosby between 9am and 1.15pm. Trains will run directly from Southport to Hillside between 9am and 12.30pm.

Sunday 23rd July, afternoon:

Trains will run directly from Hillside to Liverpool Central, stopping at Blundellsands and Crosby, between 5.10pm and 8.55pm. Trains will run from Hillside up to Southport between 5.35pm and 8.20pm.

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Merseyrail advise that if you are travelling back from The Open, you should get to Hillside station by 7.30pm as it will be extremely busy.

There will be no trains running on the Chester, Ellesmere Port, New Brighton, West Kirby, Orsmkirk, Kirkby or Hunts Cross lines on Sunday 23rd July.

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Managing Director of Merseyrail, Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde has said, "I am sorry that we will have to provide a reduced service on Sunday 23rd July, but the RMT, on this of all days, has decided to bring its guard members out on strike.

"We have tried to provide the best train service possible with the resources we have available."

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Elliott Heath
News Editor

Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


Elliott is currently playing:


Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV