Woodvale railway station

Woodvale
Location
Place Woodvale
Area Sefton
Coordinates 53°35′18″N 3°02′27″W / 53.5882°N 3.0409°W / 53.5882; -3.0409Coordinates: 53°35′18″N 3°02′27″W / 53.5882°N 3.0409°W / 53.5882; -3.0409
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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Closed railway stations in Britain
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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.

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
Mossbridge
Line and station closed		   Cheshire Lines Committee
SCLER		   Ainsdale Beach
Line and station closed

References

  1. ↑ Bolger 1984, pp. 86-7.
  2. ↑ Bolger 1984, p. 6.
  3. ↑ Butt 1995, p. xxx.
  4. ↑ Jowett 1989, Map 43.
  5. ↑ Griffiths 1947, p. 18.
  6. ↑ Dow 1962, p. 142.
  7. ↑ Travers 2013, p. 375.

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