Snapper
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Here's a look at Liverpool Lime St which has just won 'station of the year' at the National Rail Awards:
http://www.paulbigland.fotopic.net/c1898557.html
http://www.paulbigland.fotopic.net/c1898557.html
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Liverpool Lime St: Station of the year 2010
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Well deserved too - especially now the front is all open. If anyone hasn't visited recently and gets the chance to spend a few minutes, spend it wandering up and down the steps outside following the engravings for 'Liverpool to Liverpool'.
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Also, general criticism of the improvements. While the old taxi rank has freed up a lot of space, the new facilities shouldn't have been placed there. St Georges Hall next door currently has empty lodgings alongside the stations, after residents complained of noise. NR could've purchased the empty units, knocked back the station into the hall and used this extra space to house coffee units, waiting rooms etc.
As the taxi rank is still spare, NR could've then killed the capacity bird with the same stone. Moved P7 across, created a new P8 next door where the current P7 is, and then rename P8 and P9 into P9/10. Result - an extra platform for IC services and helping with LM/EMT/TPE services in the peak, as well as if VT start the xx33 from Euston by 2011.
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Also, general criticism of the improvements. While the old taxi rank has freed up a lot of space, the new facilities shouldn't have been placed there. St Georges Hall next door currently has empty lodgings alongside the stations, after residents complained of noise. NR could've purchased the empty units, knocked back the station into the hall and used this extra space to house coffee units, waiting rooms etc.
As the taxi rank is still spare, NR could've then killed the capacity bird with the same stone. Moved P7 across, created a new P8 next door where the current P7 is, and then rename P8 and P9 into P9/10. Result - an extra platform for IC services and helping with LM/EMT/TPE services in the peak, as well as if VT start the xx33 from Euston by 2011.
They have done a pretty good job, I think it was only 2 or 3 years ago that it tied with New St in a vote as worst big station in the country!
You obviously don't mean St George's Hall, that's across the road, I assume that you mean the North Western Halls student accommodation? I can't think of anything else that close!
I was wondering recently about the platform between 6 & 7 - I guess that isn't used any more as the columns are too close to the edge of the platform, I couldn't think of any other good reason.
As for (minor) complaints, I would prefer more doors in the new front, and the cash machines are not terribly well sign-posted as they are in a bit of an obscure location.
You obviously don't mean St George's Hall, that's across the road, I assume that you mean the North Western Halls student accommodation? I can't think of anything else that close!
I was wondering recently about the platform between 6 & 7 - I guess that isn't used any more as the columns are too close to the edge of the platform, I couldn't think of any other good reason.
As for (minor) complaints, I would prefer more doors in the new front, and the cash machines are not terribly well sign-posted as they are in a bit of an obscure location.
MidnightFlyer
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Booking office/travel centre is a bit too busy at times too - it is very small 
Same for me too - they're miles away. While I appreciate the old ones were a bit too central, if you've got a train from platform 1 it's a hefty trek to get some cash out. Not good.
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