lˈɪvɚpˌuːl sˈɪɾi ɹˈiːdʒən mˈeɪɚ, stˈiːv ɹˈɑːðɚɹˌæm, stˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn ɐn ˈɪntɚvjˌuː ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn ðæt ɹˌiːˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə stˈeɪʃən wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə sˈɛvɹəl ˈɑːpʃənz ðæt hɐdbɪn ˈaʊtlaɪnd ɪnðə lˈɪvɚpˌuːl sˈɪɾi ɹˈiːdʒənz lˈɔŋ tˈɜːm ɹˈeɪl stɹˈæɾədʒi.
Liverpool City Region Mayor, Steve Rotheram, stated in an interview in July 2017 that re-opening the station was one of the several options that had been outlined in the Liverpool City Region's Long Term Rail Strategy.