Childwall railway station

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Childwall
Liverpool Loop Line at Well Lane, Childwall (2).JPG
Liverpool Loop Line at Well Lane, Childwall
LocationChildwall, Liverpool
England
Coordinates53°23′50″N 2°52′36″W / 53.3973°N 2.8767°W / 53.3973; -2.8767Coordinates: 53°23′50″N 2°52′36″W / 53.3973°N 2.8767°W / 53.3973; -2.8767
Grid referenceSJ418893
Line(s)North Liverpool Extension Line
Platforms2[1][2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCheshire Lines Committee
Pre-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Post-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 December 1879Opened to passengers
1882Opened for goods
1 January 1931Closed to passengers
6 August 1943Closed completely[3][4]

Childwall railway station was a station located on the North Liverpool Extension Line at Well Lane, Childwall, Liverpool. It opened on 1 December 1879.

The station was distant from the village of Childwall. Passenger services ended in 1931 while it was still a village. The tracks were lifted in early 1979 when Childwall was a suburb of Liverpool with a large population.

History[]

Childwall railway station was situated on the Cheshire Lines Railway (CLC) North Liverpool Extension Line that connected the CLC Liverpool and Manchester line. The station opened on 1 December 1879 and took its name from the village which was east of the station. The station was on an embankment on the north side of Well Lane; it had a goods yard with one siding. Childwall station closed for passenger service on 1 January 1931, though it remained open for goods until August 1943. After it was fully closed, the station house was demolished.[5]

By 2015 the trackbed though the station site formed part of the Trans Pennine Trail.

References[]

  1. ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 34–35.
  2. ^ Gell 1985, p. 8.
  3. ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 10–11.
  4. ^ Butt 1995, p. xxx.
  5. ^ "Childwall". Disused Stations.

Sources[]

  • Bolger, Paul (1984). An Illustrated History of the Cheshire Lines Committee. Crosby, Merseyside: Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-947562-00-7.
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Gell, Rob (1985). An Illustrated Survey of Liverpool's Railway Stations 1830-1985. Crosby, Merseyside: Heyday Publishing. ISBN 978-0-947562-03-8.

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