Childwall railway station

Childwall
Childwall
	Liverpool Loop Line at Well Lane, Childwall
General information
Location	Childwall, Liverpool; England
Coordinates	53°23′50″N 2°52′36″W / 53.3973°N 2.8767°W
Grid reference	SJ418893
Line(s)	North Liverpool Extension Line
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Cheshire Lines Committee
Pre-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Post-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 December 1879	Opened to passengers
1882	Opened for goods
1 January 1931	Closed to passengers
6 August 1943	Closed completely

Cheshire Lines Committee

Legend

Merseyside Lines

Southport Lord Street

to Southport

Northern line

to Liverpool Central

Liverpool, Southport and

Preston Junction Railway

Hillhouse Junction

to Ormskirk

Aintree Junction

Southport Junction

Northern line

to Kirkby

to Liverpool Central

Fazakerley Junctions

Northern line

(original)

Egerton Street Junction

to Lime Street

Liverpool South Parkway

Hunts Cross West Junction

Hunts Cross

to Manchester Central

Childwall railway station was a station located on the North Liverpool Extension Line at Well Lane, Childwall, Liverpool. It opened on 1 December 1879.

The station was distant from the village of Childwall. Passenger services ended in 1931 while it was still a village. The tracks were lifted in early 1979 when Childwall was a suburb of Liverpool with a large population.

History

Childwall railway station was situated on the Cheshire Lines Railway (CLC) North Liverpool Extension Line that connected the CLC Liverpool and Manchester line. The station opened on 1 December 1879 and took its name from the village which was east of the station. The station was on an embankment on the north side of Well Lane; it had a goods yard with one siding. Childwall station closed for passenger service on 1 January 1931, though it remained open for goods until August 1943. After it was fully closed, the station house was demolished.

By 2015 the trackbed though the station site formed part of the Trans Pennine Trail.

References

^ Bolger 1984, pp. 34–35.
^ Gell 1985, p. 8.
^ Bolger 1984, pp. 10–11.
^ Butt 1995, p. xxx.
^ "Childwall". Disused Stations.

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.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Gateacre Line and station closed		Cheshire Lines Committee North Liverpool Extension Line		Knotty Ash & Stanley Line and station closed

[FOOTNOTEBolger198434–35-1] Bolger 1984, pp. 34–35.

[FOOTNOTEGell19858-2] Gell 1985, p. 8.

[FOOTNOTEBolger198410–11-3] Bolger 1984, pp. 10–11.

[FOOTNOTEButt1995xxx-4] Butt 1995, p. xxx.

[5] "Childwall". Disused Stations.

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