Speke railway station
Appearance
Speke Railway Station | |
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General information | |
Location | Speke, Liverpool England |
Coordinates | 53°21′12″N 2°51′07″W / 53.35342°N 2.85181°W |
Grid reference | SJ434844 |
Platforms | 4[1][2] |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | St Helens Railway |
Pre-grouping | LNWR |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
September 1852 | Opened |
22 September 1930 | Closed |
Speke railway station was located on East side of Woodend Avenue on the southeastern edge of Liverpool, England.
History
[edit]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 | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Church Road Garston | St Helens Railway | Hale Bank | ||
Allerton | St Helens Railway |
References
[edit]- ^ Gell 1985.
- ^ Paul 1997, pp. 9 & 10.
- ^ The station's history Disused Stations
- ^ Fields, Gilbert & Knight 1980, Photo 246.
General references
[edit]- 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.
External links
[edit]- The station and local lines on multiple maps Rail Maps Online
- The station on a 25" Edwardian OS Map National Library of Scotland
- The station on line WJL2, with mileages Railway Codes