Ford (Sefton) railway station

Ford
Location
Place	Netherton
Area	Sefton
Grid reference	SJ355974
Operations
Line	North Mersey Branch
Original company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 June 1906 2 April 1951 1956	Opened Closed (regular services) Closed (all services)
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

Ford railway station was a station located on the North Mersey Branch at East of Netherton Way A5038, north Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It opened for service on June 1, 1906 and closed on April 2, 1951. Passenger trains then only ran once a year on this line, transporting passengers for the Grand National, although this service also ceased in 1956. Demolition of Ford Station was completed on May 1, 1959.

Reopening proposals

This section of the line still exists, although has no passenger services running and is no longer electrified, with the only trains running being for engineer access to the Ormskirk line. Plans to open this section as part of Merseyrail's Northern Line have been put forward in Sefton's transport plan, with the first details to emerge about its possible reopening being published by the media on February 28, 2008. The Crosby Herald newspaper reported that the line could be reopened in conjunction with Liverpool FC's new stadium, to provide additional transport links via the Litherland area, likely to cost millions.

See also

• Ford district

External links

• Ford railway station at Disused Stations

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Linacre Road		Merseyrail Northern Line		Aintree
		Merseyrail North Mersey Branch		Aintree Racecourse