Childwall railway station was a station located on the North Liverpool Extension Line at Well Lane, Childwall, Liverpool. It opened on 1 December 1879.

The station was distant from the village of Childwall. Passenger services ended in 1931 while it was still a village. The tracks were lifted in early 1979 when Childwall was a suburb of Liverpool with a large population.

History

Childwall railway station was situated on the Cheshire Lines Railway (CLC) North Liverpool Extension Line that connected the CLC Liverpool and Manchester line. The station opened on 1 December 1879 and took its name from the village which was east of the station. The station was on an embankment on the north side of Well Lane; it had a goods yard with one siding. Childwall station closed for passenger service on 1 January 1931, though it remained open for goods until August 1943. After it was fully closed, the station house was demolished.[5]

By 2015 the trackbed though the station site formed part of the Trans Pennine Trail.

References

  1. ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 34–35.
  2. ^ Gell 1985, p. 8.
  3. ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 10–11.
  4. ^ Butt 1995, p. xxx.
  5. ^ "Childwall". Disused Stations.

Sources


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Gateacre
Line and station closed 		  Cheshire Lines Committee
North Liverpool Extension Line 		  Knotty Ash & Stanley
Line and station closed
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childwall_railway_station
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