Woodvale railway station
Woodvale | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Sefton |
| Platforms | 2[1] |
| History | |
| Original company | Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Post-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Key dates | |
| 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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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.
- On the subject of railway station or line 'closing dates', the official day of a closure is always given as the Monday following the date of last trains run. As this is almost always a Saturday, if 7 January 1952 (Monday) is given as the date of closure, this means the actual last day of services was Saturday, 5 January 1952. This is proven by last day tickets which bear the 5 January date.
Present
The track bed was later 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
- ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 86–7.
- ^ Bolger 1984, p. 6.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. xxx.
- ^ Jowett 1989, Map 43.
- ^ Griffiths 1947, p. 18.
- ^ Dow 1962, p. 142.
- ^ Travers 2013, p. 375.
Sources
- Bolger, Paul (1984). An Illustrated History of the Cheshire Lines Committee. Merseyside: Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 0 947562 00 1.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Dow, George (1962). Great Central, Volume Two: Dominion of Watkin, 1864-1899. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1469-8.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Griffiths, R Prys (1947). The Cheshire Lines Railway OL5. Lingfield: The Oakwood Press.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Travers, Ian (June 2013). Blakemore, Michael (ed.). "The Southport Extension of the Cheshire Lines Committee 1884-1952". Back Track. 27 (6). Easingwold: Pendragon Publishing.
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