 The electrification of the line was put on indefinite hold following a larger-than-expected cost projection by Network Rail.Merseyrail will be receiving a new fleet of trains from mid-2019 onwards and Merseytravel have hinted that they could use other methods such as battery or dual voltage operation to work the Borderlands Line.Redevelopment has started on Coleg Cambria's Yale site, with a cost of £20 million; the site is scheduled to be open for the 2020–21 academic year.