Headbolt Lane railway station
Headbolt Lane | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Knowsley |
| Managed by | Merseyrail |
| Platforms | 1 |
Headbolt Lane is a proposed new railway station in the Northwood area of Kirkby, Merseyside, England. Plans to build a station to serve the area featured on local authority plans as far back as 1972.[1] Work is expected to start on the station in 2020 with the station opening in 2023.[2]
History
As part of the planned extension of Merseyrail's Northern Line along the Kirkby Branch Line, the station was initially expected to provide "turn-back" platforms for interchange between Merseyrail electric and Northern diesel services, replacing the existing transfer facilities at Kirkby station.[3]
The proposal failed to receive Major Scheme Funding in 2013.[4] However it was mentioned in Merseytravel's 2014 30-year plan.[5] The Electrification Task force placed electrifying the line from Kirkby to Salford Crescent via Wigan in a Tier 1 priority category in 2015.[6][7] By 2017, Merseytravel and Lancashire County Council had committed £5 million into a study to reopen the line to Skelmersdale with the construction of a new station at Headbolt Lane as part of the plans. Initial estimates suggest that the building of the line with new stations at Headbolt Lane and Skelmersdale would cost around £300 million and would take up to a decade to deliver.[8]
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority announced in August 2019 that they were planning to use part of a £172m funding package to build the station.[9] Plans were approved in November 2019 and work is expected to start in 2020.[1]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkby | Merseyrail Northern Line |
Rainford | ||
References
- ^ a b Lally, Kate (7 November 2019). "Kirkby will get new train station before the Baltic Triangle". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Tyrrell, Nick (11 January 2020). "Skelmersdale could finally get Merseyrail station after years". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Millions to be spent on Mersey rail network
- ^ Final Prioritised Major Funding Applications Merseytravel
- ^ Shennan, Paddy (28 August 2014). "Merseytravel plan to open or reopen host of new stations". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ Rudgard, Olivia (5 March 2015). "Two Merseyside lines prioritised for electrification". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/priority-electrification-routes-sent-to-government/
- ^ Houghton, Alistair (18 September 2017). "Skelmersdale rail link moves step closer as £5m funding revealed". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ Tyrrell, Nick (30 August 2019). "Merseyside set to get two new train stations and replacement ferries". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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