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:“New stations at Beechwood and Woodchurch in Birkenhead (the latter “would be around junction 3 of the [[M53 motorway|M53]], the [[Prenton]]/[[Oxton, Merseyside|Oxton]] side”) and Deeside Industrial Park. These changes would “Incorporate the line into the Merseyrail Wirral line to provide direct connectivity with Liverpool city centre.”"<ref name="30 Year Plan">{{cite news |title=Merseytravel plan to open or reopen host of new stations |url= http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/merseytravel-plan-open-reopen-host-7680862 |work= Liverpool Echo |first=Paddy |last=Shennan|date=28 August 2014| accessdate=30 August 2014}}</ref>
The most recent study, conducted by Network Rail in 2008, investigated the costs of extending the Merseyrail network third-rail electrification to Wrexham. However, when the cost was estimated at £207 million,<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/local-wirral-news/heswall-news/2008/11/05/merseytravel-fury-over-207m-price-tag-for-bidston-wrexham-rail-link-80491-22191908/ |title= Merseytravel fury over £207m price tag for Bidston-Wrexham rail link |date=5 November 2008 |work=Wirral News |location =Liverpool}}{{dead link|date=July 2014}}</ref> Merseytravel stated that cheaper overhead-wire electrification would also be considered and announced a lower estimated figure of £66 million.<ref>http://www.penmorfa.com/Wrexham/electrify.html</ref> This would require dual-voltage trains with third-rail and overhead-
The Welsh government is pressing for improved rail connections between North Wales and Liverpool which may accelerate the electrification of the line<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/wrexham-mp-ian-lucas-welcomes-2649226/ |title= Progress on Liverpool-North Wales rail link |newspaper=North Wales Weekly News|date= 25 October 2012 |location =Conwy}}</ref> or the introduction of [[Battery electric multiple unit|battery powered trains]].<ref>http://www.networkrail.co.uk/long-term-planning-process/welsh-route-study/</ref>
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