Huyton Quarry railway station

Huyton Quarry
Location	Huyton, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley England
Coordinates	53°24′39″N 2°49′24″W / 53.4108°N 2.8234°W / 53.4108; -2.8234Coordinates: 53°24′39″N 2°49′24″W / 53.4108°N 2.8234°W / 53.4108; -2.8234
Grid reference	SJ454907
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Pre-grouping	LNWR
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1832	Opened
1958	Closed

According to Butt Huyton Quarry railway station opened in 1830 as part of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway,^[1] but Holt suggests it was originally known as the "station at the bottom of Whiston Incline" being renamed Huyton Quarry sometime after 1838.^[2] Either way it was one of the earliest passenger railway stations in the world. The station closed on 15 September 1958.^[1]

In 2014, an electrical switching site was constructed in the vicinity as part of the Manchester - Liverpool (via Earlestown) section of the NW electrification schemes.

References[]

Sources[]

• 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.
• Holt, G. O. (1965), A short history of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (Second ed.), The Railway and Canal Historical Society

External links[]

• Huyton Quarry station at Disused Stations Site

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