Edge Lane railway station

Edge Lane
Location
Place Fairfield
Area Liverpool
Coordinates 53°24′36″N 2°55′38″W / 53.4099°N 2.9272°W / 53.4099; -2.9272Coordinates: 53°24′36″N 2°55′38″W / 53.4099°N 2.9272°W / 53.4099; -2.9272
Grid reference SJ383907
Operations
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2[1]
History
November 1870 Opened[2]
31 May 1948 Closed[2][3]
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
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Edge Lane railway station was on the Canada Dock Branch in Liverpool, England.

The station opened in September 1870 and closed on 31 May 1948. Freight trains to and from Seaforth Docks still pass through the station site.

References

  1. ↑ Gell 1985, Alphabetically under E.
  2. 1 2 "Station Name: Edge Lane". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 89.

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • Gell, Rob (1985). An Illustrated Survey of Liverpool's Railway Stations 1830-1985. Crosby, Merseyside: Heyday Publishing. ISBN 978-0-947562-03-8.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Stanley
Line and station closed		   London and North Western Railway
Canada Dock Branch		   Edge Hill
Line closed, station open
  London and North Western Railway
Olive Mount chord		   Broad Green
Line closed, station open
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