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==Transport== ===Rail=== The local railway station is [[Brunswick railway station|Brunswick]], located on Sefton Street in the south-western extremity of the district. The station is on the [[Northern Line (Merseyrail)|Northern Line]] of the [[Merseyrail]] network with trains departing to [[Southport]] via Liverpool city centre and to [[Hunts Cross]]. [[Saint James railway station, Liverpool|St. James Station]] is a disused railway station in Toxteth. It was located at the corner of St. James Place and Parliament Street, on the Merseyrail [[Northern Line (Merseyrail)|Northern Line]]. This station is in a deep cutting, cut into the [[Northern Line (Merseyrail)|Northern Line]] tunnel, being in effect an underground station with no roof. It was closed in 1917 as being too near to the terminus at [[Liverpool Central High Level railway station]]. [[Liverpool City Region Combined Authority]] announced in August 2019 that they were planning to use part of a Β£172m funding package to reopen the station, subject to the plans being approved.<ref name="Echo Aug 19 Reopening">{{cite news |last1=Tyrrell |first1=Nick |title=Merseyside set to get two new train stations and replacement ferries |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/merseyside-set-two-new-train-16838844 |access-date=31 August 2019 |work=Liverpool Echo |date=30 August 2019}}</ref> The station is well located to serve the [[Liverpool Echo Arena]] at [[King's Dock, Port of Liverpool|King's Dock]] and [[Liverpool Cathedral]]. [[Sefton Park railway station]], another disused station, was located at Smithdown Road and Garmoyle Road in nearby Wavertree. The station was closed to passengers in 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/sefton_park/|title=Disused Stations: Sefton Park Station|website=www.disused-stations.org.uk}}</ref> The station is on the West Coast Main Line Spur with [[Merseyrail]] trains running through from [[Liverpool South Parkway]] and [[Liverpool Lime Street railway station|Lime Street]] stations. ===Buses=== Toxteth is well served with bus routes.
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