Woodvale railway station
| Woodvale | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Woodvale |
| Area | Sefton |
| Coordinates | 53°35′18″N 3°02′27″W / 53.5882°N 3.0409°WCoordinates: 53°35′18″N 3°02′27″W / 53.5882°N 3.0409°W |
| Grid reference | SD311107 |
| Operations | |
| 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.
Present
The track bed was later utilised to support what is now the Coastal Road, which runs from Woodvale to Southport.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Bolger, Paul (1984). An Illustrated History of the Cheshire Lines Committee. Merseyside: Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 0 947562 00 1.
- Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Dow, George (1962). Great Central, Volume Two: Dominion of Watkin, 1864-1899. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1469-8.
- Griffiths, R Prys (1947). The Cheshire Lines Railway OL5. Lingfield: The Oakwood Press.
- 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Travers, Ian (June 2013). Blakemore, Michael, ed. "The Southport Extension of the Cheshire Lines Committee 1884-1952". Back Track. Easingwold: Pendragon Publishing. 27 (6).
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