Reopening Liverpool St. James

[D821]

Merseytravel have given some preliminary details around their plans to re-open the old St. James railway station, which shut in 1917. They have put to a public vote what the station should called on reopening, as 'St. James' could get confused with 'James St'. The choices are:

• Liverpool Baltic
• Liverpool Parliament Street
• Liverpool Riverside

More details can be found at:

Public urged to vote on name for new station in Liverpool as new artists’ impressions are revealed!

Public urged to vote on name for new station in Liverpool as new artists’ impressions are revealed!

www.merseytravel.gov.uk

 

[Bletchleyite]

I've seen this, and I think it's a terrible choice of names.

The station should be called "Baltic Triangle", and does not need a "Liverpool" prefix*, as neither James St nor Moorfields have this, and like those two it is a secondary city centre station. Just "Baltic" sounds rubbish as it's an adjective (sort of) with no noun, and it's nowhere near the riverside. Parliament St would do but is a bit boring.

I think they will find this is the overriding view.

* It can be "Baltic Triangle Lpool" in the fares data or somesuch, if necessary, as James St is.

 

[Djgr]

Duplicate thread here methinks

 

[GrimsbyPacer]

Riverside would confuse people wanting the pier head area who should use James Street.

 

[Cowley]

Duplicate thread here methinks

Yes indeed. The existing thread is here: https://www.railforums.co.uk/thread...pening-new-name-required.227301/#post-5499051