Merseyrail managing director Maarten Spaargaren said he was sorry for the inconvenience to passengers "in the short term", but was "confident that they will ultimately believe the work being carried out is worth the wait".

BBC: Liverpool Lime Street underground station

Unfortunately, despite staffing up our phone receptionists for this promotion, we dramatically underestimated the response here and are terribly sorry for any inconvenience.

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