Warbreck railway station

Warbreck
Looking south from the underpass, July 2024
General information
LocationWalton, Liverpool
England
Coordinates53°27′48″N 2°57′28″W / 53.4632°N 2.9579°W / 53.4632; -2.9579
Grid referenceSJ364967
Line(s)North Liverpool Extension Line
Platforms2[1][2][3]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCheshire Lines Committee
Post-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 August 1929Station opened
7 November 1960Station closed[4]

Warbreck railway station was on the North Liverpool Extension Line to the south of Walton Vale, Liverpool, England.[5]

The purely passenger station opened on 1 August 1929 and closed on 7 November 1960.[6] The through tracks were not lifted until 1980.

References

  1. ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 80–81.
  2. ^ Pixton 2007, p. 49.
  3. ^ Gell 1985.
  4. ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 8–9.
  5. ^ Jowett 1989, Map 43.
  6. ^ Butt 1995, p. 241.

Sources

  • Bolger, Paul (1984). An Illustrated History of the Cheshire Lines Committee. 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.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Pixton, Bob (2007). Liverpool Manchester 2:Cheshire Lines. Southampton: Kestrel Railway Books. ISBN 978-1-905505-03-6.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Clubmoor
Line and station closed
  Cheshire Lines Committee
North Liverpool Extension Line Mainline
  Aintree Central
Line and station closed
Walton on the Hill
Line and station closed
  Cheshire Lines Committee
North Liverpool Extension Line Dock Branch