Bootle Village | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Bootle, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.4484°N -2.996°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway |
Pregroup: | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Events: | Opened as Merton Road |
Years1: | Late 1850/early 1851 |
Events1: | Renamed Bootle Village |
Years2: | 1 May 1876 |
Events2: | Closed |
Bootle Village railway station was a station in Bootle, Lancashire, England, which opened in 1850 and closed in 1876.
The station opened as Merton Road on 1 October 1850 when the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway (LC&SR) extended its line from south into Liverpool. It was renamed within the first few months to try and prevent passengers getting confused and using the East Lancashire Railway's station, which might have cost the LC&SR revenue.
The station was situated on the southern side of Merton Road where it crossed the railway on a bridge, there were two platforms, one each side of the double-track with a station building located on the east side.[1]
The station closed on 1 May 1876 when it, and station, were replaced by which was built between them.