Childwall railway station
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Liverpool Loop Line at Well Lane, Childwall | |
Location | Childwall, Liverpool England |
Coordinates | 53°23′50″N 2°52′36″W / 53.3973°N 2.8767°WCoordinates: 53°23′50″N 2°52′36″W / 53.3973°N 2.8767°W |
Grid reference | SJ418893 |
Line(s) | North Liverpool Extension Line |
Platforms | 2[1][2] |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Pre-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Post-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
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1 December 1879 | Opened to passengers |
1882 | Opened for goods |
1 January 1931 | Closed to passengers |
6 August 1943 | Closed completely[3][4] |
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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[]
- ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 34–35.
- ^ Gell 1985, p. 8.
- ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 10–11.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. xxx.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- The station via Disused Stations UK
- The closed station on a 1948 O.S. map via npe Maps
- The station on an 1888 OS map overlay via National Library of Scotland
- The station and line HTS via railwaycodes
- The trackbed via Sustrans
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Gateacre Line and station closed |
Cheshire Lines Committee North Liverpool Extension Line |
Knotty Ash Line and station closed |
- Disused railway stations in Liverpool
- Former Cheshire Lines Committee stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1879
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1931