£1.6bn is being invested in the Liverpool City Region's public transport network (Image: Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo)

Details of how the Liverpool City Region's biggest ever investment in public transport will be spent have been revealed. A £1.6 billion cash bonanza will go towards creating new train stations, rapid transit routes and smart ticketing across the region's entire transport network.

The Transport for City Region (TCR) settlement was secured in the summer and confirmed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of this year's Spending Review. Liverpool City Region is the first Combined Authority to outline exactly where the £1.6bn it is receiving will be spent.

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