Sandhills station

[Blue Neon]

It’s a 31 minute walk according to google directions

I walk along the canal towpath, the way the crow flies. More direct and certainly way shorter and quicker than 40mins to Lime Street station as some on here have suggested.

 

[Moomin]

It wasn't that bad yesterday. I had a drink after the game and went to Sandhills and didn't have to wait long.

Some people just expect everything to be perfect. I waited longer to get on the subway after the NFL game at Spurs ground the other week.

 

[No Alla Violenza]

I walk along the canal towpath, the way the crow flies. More direct and certainly way shorter and quicker than 40mins to Lime Street station as some on here have suggested.

My original post was aimed at the completely unorganised queuing system for the tram, rather than the walk back into the city centre

 

[Bluesnapper]

I got the train back to HBL and that was the earliest I have got home (6.15) from the 52k+ capacity stadium.

 

[matty1878]

I got the train back to HBL and that was the earliest I have got home (6.15) from the 52k+ capacity stadium.

want it a concert somewhere?

 

[James Patrick]

I walk along the canal towpath, the way the crow flies. More direct and certainly way shorter and quicker than 40mins to Lime Street station as some on here have suggested.

I'm pretty sure using the towpath to get from the ground to Lime St is adding time to your journey.

 

[Blue Neon]

I'm pretty sure using the towpath to get from the ground to Lime St is adding time to your journey.

We were discussing the slog of the walk leaving BMD back to Lime St rather than using time consuming inadequate public transport. Compared to leaving the Etihad to Manchester Piccadilly station walk time. 40mins against 15 -20mins.

 

[Charro]

Why are so many lemmings standing there waiting for a train? I appreciate the locality is helpful but surely anyone with two braincells would realise this is not the station of choice. If you’re able to walk to another station you’d be soft to even attempt this one.

One question I’d ask, is there any soccer bus? If so they need a few of these outside the ground to move people into town or a similar train route. I can’t believe people who are able to are standing for an hour to get a train.

Sandhills has genuinely been really good.

Even with massive queues you’re on the train pretty quickly.

I went into town after the game and even at half seven in moorfields it was a shambles.

 

[evertondotcom]

The transport situation is so bad it’s genuinely making me reconsider going every week

 

[Blue Neon]

The transport situation is so bad it’s genuinely making me reconsider going every week

A few of fellow OAP's around me are reconsidering whether to renew ST's next year. More so if they put ticket prices up.

 

[evertondotcom]

A few of fellow OAP's around me are reconsidering whether to renew ST's next year. More so if they put ticket prices up.

If I drive, it takes over an hour to get away from the ground.

I have some mobility issues so the walk into town isn’t pleasant.

Sandhills queues and the overcrowding of the trains is quite dangerous.

Something has to give

 

[BullensBob]

We were discussing the slog of the walk leaving BMD back to Lime St rather than using time consuming inadequate public transport. Compared to leaving the Etihad to Manchester Piccadilly station walk time. 40mins against 15 -20mins.

I've walked to and from Lime Street since the Villa game (having used Sandhills for Roma and Brighton) and it's taking me about 25 mins in, maybe about 30 mins back out with the build up trying to get back over the Bascule). I appreciate I'm a relatively fit 40 something and it might take older folk or parents with kids longer, but get a decent clip on and I'm not finding it a bad option at all

 

[NathDogg]

The roads were worse on Saturday, it was a total mess with the new changes they made, and I hadn’t even heard about the train fiasco until later.

So fortunate that I can walk with the kids, it’s no real hardship for us, but god help any blues with mobility issues.

An absolute disgrace that this has been allowed to happen, with zero infrastructure changes. So short sighted.

Commandant Steve should ashamed of himself.

 

[Blue Neon]

I've walked to and from Lime Street since the Villa game (having used Sandhills for Roma and Brighton) and it's taking me about 25 mins in, maybe about 30 mins back out with the build up trying to get back over the Bascule). I appreciate I'm a relatively fit 40 something and it might take older folk or parents with kids longer, but get a decent clip on and I'm not finding it a bad option at all

Am a 71yr old who brings a 14yr old.