Warbreck railway station

Former railway station on the North Liverpool Extension Line in Liverpool, England

53°27′48″N 2°57′28″W / 53.4632°N 2.9579°W / 53.4632; -2.9579Grid referenceSJ364967Line(s)North Liverpool Extension LinePlatforms2[1][2][3]Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyCheshire Lines CommitteePost-groupingCheshire Lines CommitteeKey dates1 August 1929Station opened7 November 1960Station closed[4]
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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.

External links

  • Warbreck The station's history Disused Stations UK
  • The station and local lines on multiple maps Rail Maps Online
  • Station on a 1948 O.S. map npe Maps
  • Station and line HTS railwaycodes


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