Woodchurch railway station

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Woodchurch
National Rail
LocationWirral, Merseyside
England
Grid referenceSJ290865

Woodchurch is a proposed railway station situated between Upton and Heswall on the Borderlands Line.

According to the Core Strategy for Wirral report, compiled by the local council, Woodchurch railway station is one of the council's long-term objectives.[1] The proposal was also mentioned in Merseytravel's 30-year plan of 2014.[2]

The October 2017 Liverpool City Region Combined Authority update to the Long Term Rail Strategy mentions the station as being built between Network Rail Control Periods CP5 and CP7.[3]

A new proposal to open a station was raised by Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram as part of his re-election plans in January 2020.[4]

The land for the station has been reserved by the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral's local planning authority, which considers the station to be justified by the size of the catchment population.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Wirral Borough Council: Local Development Framework for Wirral". Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. ^ Shennan, Paddy (28 August 2014). "Merseytravel plan to open or reopen host of new stations". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  3. ^ Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. "Long Term Rail Strategy" (PDF). p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Ambitious proposals for a new railway station at Woodchurch". Wirral Globe. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  5. ^ "TR1 New Railway Stations Proposal". Wirral Council. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

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Preceding station Future services Following station
Heswall
Transport for Wales
Borderlands Line
Upton

Coordinates: 53°22′15″N 3°04′03″W / 53.3709°N 3.0676°W / 53.3709; -3.0676


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