Childwall railway station explained

Childwall
Status:Disused
Borough:Childwall, Liverpool
Country:England
Coordinates:53.3973°N -2.8767°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Line:North Liverpool Extension Line
Original:Cheshire Lines Committee
Pregroup:Cheshire Lines Committee
Postgroup:Cheshire Lines Committee
Years:1 December 1879
Events:Opened to passengers
Years1:1882
Events1:Opened for goods
Years2:1 January 1931
Events2:Closed to passengers
Years3:6 August 1943
Events3:Closed completely

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.[1]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Childwall. Disused Stations.