Speke railway station

Speke Railway Station
Location
Place Speke
Area Liverpool
Coordinates 53°21′12″N 2°51′07″W / 53.35342°N 2.85181°W / 53.35342; -2.85181Coordinates: 53°21′12″N 2°51′07″W / 53.35342°N 2.85181°W / 53.35342; -2.85181
Grid reference SJ434844
Operations
Original company St Helens Railway
Pre-grouping LNWR
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 4[1]
History
September 1852 Opened
22 September 1930 Closed
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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Speke railway station was located on East side of Woodend Avenue on the southeastern edge of Liverpool, England.

History

The station opened in September 1852 and closed on 22 September 1930.[2]

By 1938 no trace of the platforms could be seen.[3]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Church Road Garston   St Helens Railway   Hale Bank
Allerton   St Helens Railway  

References

  1. ↑ Gell 1985.
  2. ↑ The station's history Disused Stations
  3. ↑ Fields, Gilbert & Knight 1980, Photo 246.

Sources

  • Fields, N; Gilbert, A C; Knight, N R (1980), Liverpool to Manchester into the Second Century, Manchester Transport Museum Society, ISBN 978-0-900857-19-5
  • Gell, Rob (1985). An Illustrated Survey of Liverpool's Railway Stations 1830-1985. Crosby, Merseyside: Heyday Publishing. ISBN 978-0-947562-03-8.


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