Walton on the Hill | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Walton, Liverpool England |
| Coordinates | 53°26′52″N 2°57′54″W / 53.4479°N 2.9651°W |
| Grid reference | SJ360951 |
| Line(s) | North Liverpool Extension Line |
| Platforms | 2[1][2][3] |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Pre-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1879 | Station opened |
| 1 January 1918 | Station closed to passengers |
| 9 September 1968 | Station closed completely[4][5] |
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Walton on the Hill railway station was located on the Huskisson branch of the North Liverpool Extension Line at the junction of Rice Lane and Queens Drive in Walton, Liverpool, England.
The station opened on 1 December 1879. It closed to passengers on 1 January 1918 but continued as a public goods station for a further fifty years, closing completely on 9 September 1968. The through tracks were not lifted until 1980.
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Transcription
References
- ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 80–81.
- ^ Pixton 2007, p. 56.
- ^ Gell 1985.
- ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 8–9.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 240.
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. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- Gell, Rob (1985). An Illustrated Survey of Liverpool's Railway Stations 1830-1985. Crosby, Merseyside: Heyday Publishing. ISBN 978-0-947562-03-8.
- Pixton, Bob (2007). Liverpool Manchester 2:Cheshire Lines. Southampton: Kestrel Railway Books. ISBN 978-1-905505-03-6.
External links
- The station via Disused Stations UK
- Station on a 1948 O.S. map via npe Maps
- Station on an 1888 OSmap overlay via National Library of Scotland
- Station and line HUS via railwaycodes
- Railtours via sixbellsjunction
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Clubmoor Line and station closed |
Cheshire Lines Committee North Liverpool Extension Line Dock Branch |
Huskisson Line and station closed | ||
| Warbreck Line and station closed |
Cheshire Lines Committee North Liverpool Extension Line North Branch |
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This page was last edited on 18 February 2021, at 22:44