Woodvale railway station
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Place | Woodvale |
Area | Sefton |
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Grid reference | SD311107 |
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Original company | Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway |
Pre-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Post-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Platforms | 2[1] |
History | |
1 September 1884 | Station opened as "Woodville & Ainsdale" |
1 May 1898 | Station renamed "Woodvale" |
1 January 1917 | Station closed |
1 April 1919 | Station reopened |
7 January 1952 | Station closed completely[2][3] |
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Woodvale railway station was located in Woodvale, Merseyside, England.[4][5]
History
The Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway (SCLER) opened the station on 1 September 1884 as Woodville & Ainsdale, though one source refers to it as "Woodvale and Ainsdale".[6] It was renamed Woodvale on 1 May 1898. The station was built on an embankment crossing Liverpool Road and was well known for its floral displays on both platforms.[7]
Run down and closure
The station first closed in 1917, along with all other stations on the extension line, as a World War I economy measure.
The station was reopened on 1 April 1919, and continued in use until 7 January 1952, when the SCLER was closed to passengers from Aintree Central to Southport Lord Street. The line remained open for public goods traffic until 7 July 1952 at Southport Lord St., Birkdale Palace and Altcar & Hillhouse Stations. Public goods facilities were ended at Woodvale, Lydiate and Sefton & Maghull stations on the same date as passenger services (7 January 1952*) and there were never any goods facilities at Ainsdale Beach station to begin with. A private siding remained open at Altcar & Hillhouse after 7 July 1952, finally closing in May 1960. The very last passenger train to run on the SCLER was a railway enthusiasts' 'special' between Aintree and Altcar & Hillhouse railways stations on 6 June 1959.
- On the subject of railway station or line 'closing dates', the official day of a closure is always given as the Monday following the date of last trains run. As this is almost always a Saturday, if 7 January 1952 (Monday) is given as the date of closure, this means the actual last day of services was Saturday, 5 January 1952. This is proven by last day tickets which bear the 5 January date.
Later the track bed was utilised to support what is now the Coastal Road, which runs from Woodvale to Southport.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Mossbridge Line and station closed |
Cheshire Lines Committee SCLER |
Ainsdale Beach Line and station closed |
References
- ↑ Bolger 1984, pp. 86-7.
- ↑ Bolger 1984, p. 6.
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. xxx.
- ↑ Jowett 1989, Map 43.
- ↑ Griffiths 1947, p. 18.
- ↑ Dow 1962, p. 142.
- ↑ Travers 2013, p. 375.
Sources
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External links
- The station via Disused Stations UK
- The station on a 1888-1913 Overlay OS Map via National Library of Scotland
- The station on a 1948 O.S. map via npe Maps
- Station and line HTS via railwaycodes
- Railtours via sixbellsjunction
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