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Everton FC
Goodison Park
By Train
Kirkdale station is the closest to the
ground (just under a mile away). However, it may be more
advisable to go to Sandhills Station as this has the benefit of a bus service to the
ground, which runs for
a couple of hours before the game
and around 50 minutes after the final whistle. The bus
drops you
off within easy walking distance of
Goodison.
Gary Beaumont adds; 'The best route for away fans from the city
centre if they want to use public transport is definitely the Merseyrail
Northern Line to Sandhills where they alight and catch the special
Soccerbuses; trains can be caught from Liverpool Central. If
fans are buying their train tickets in Liverpool, ask for a return to
Goodison Park as opposed to Sandhills even though that's where you're getting
off. The advantage of doing this is that the train ticket is valid also for
the Soccerbus and the additional fare is only £1
return as opposed to £1.50 that you'd have to pay on the bus if you
only bought your ticket to Sandhills. Both Sandhills & Kirkdale stations
and can be reached by first getting a
train from Liverpool Lime Street to Liverpool Central and then changing
there for Kirkdale.
On exiting from Kirkdale Station turn right and then cross the
railway bridge, you will see a pub opposite called the 'Melrose Abbey',
which is a recommended watering hole. Walk up Westminster Road,
alongside the pub, for about 400yds and you'll see the Elm Tree pub. Turn
left at the pub into Goodall Street and walk up to end of the road,
crossing the junction with Carisbrooke Road and into Harlech Street. At
the end of Harlech Street you will reach the main County Road (A59). Cross
over County Road at the traffic lights and then proceed down Andrew
Street. At the top of Andrew Street you can see St Lukes Church sat in the
corner of the ground.
The main railway station in Liverpool is Lime Street which is over three
miles from the ground and is really too far to walk (although it is mostly
downhill on the way back to the station), so either head for Kirkdale
station or jump in a taxi (about £6).
Otherwise
you
can catch various buses from the bus station which is seven minutes walk
away from Lime Street and is well signposted. Either the
19, 19a, 20, 21 or 311 will drop you right outside the ground at a cost of
about a £1. The buses are run by Arriva and the journey takes about 15 to
25 minutes dependant on traffic.
Thanks to Geoff Barnes for providing the directions from Kirkdale Station.
Map Showing Location of Kirkdale & Sandhills stations,
plus ground and pubs:
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