Speke railway station

Speke Railway Station
General information
LocationSpeke, Liverpool
England
Coordinates53°21′12″N 2°51′07″W / 53.35342°N 2.85181°W / 53.35342; -2.85181
Grid referenceSJ434844
Platforms4[1][2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySt Helens Railway
Pre-groupingLNWR
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
September 1852Opened
22 September 1930Closed

Speke railway station was located on East side of Woodend Avenue on the southeastern edge of Liverpool, England.

History

The station opened in September 1852 and closed on 22 September 1930.[3]

By 1938 no trace of the platforms could be seen.[4]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Church Road Garston   St Helens Railway   Hale Bank
Allerton   St Helens Railway  

References

  1. ^ Gell 1985.
  2. ^ Paul 1997, pp. 9 & 10.
  3. ^ The station's history Disused Stations
  4. ^ Fields, Gilbert & Knight 1980, Photo 246.

General references

  • Fields, N; Gilbert, A C; Knight, N R (1980), Liverpool to Manchester into the Second Century, Manchester Transport Museum Society, ISBN 978-0-900857-19-5
  • Gell, Rob (1985). An Illustrated Survey of Liverpool's Railway Stations 1830-1985. Crosby, Merseyside: Heyday. ISBN 978-0-947562-03-8.
  • Paul, David (1997). The Archive Photo Series Around Speke. Chalford: Chalford. ISBN 978-0-7524-0798-2.


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