Speke Railway Station | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Speke, Liverpool England |
| Coordinates | 53°21′12″N 2°51′07″W / 53.35342°N 2.85181°W |
| Grid reference | SJ434844 |
| Platforms | 4[1][2] |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | St Helens Railway |
| Pre-grouping | LNWR |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| September 1852 | Opened |
| 22 September 1930 | Closed |
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.[3]
By 1938 no trace of the platforms could be seen.[4]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Road Garston | St Helens Railway | Hale Bank | ||
| Allerton | St Helens Railway | |||
References
- ↑ Gell 1985.
- ↑ Paul 1997, pp. 9 & 10.
- ↑ The station's history Disused Stations
- ↑ Fields, Gilbert & Knight 1980, Photo 246.
General references
- 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. ISBN 978-0-947562-03-8.
- Paul, David (1997). The Archive Photo Series Around Speke. Chalford: Chalford. ISBN 978-0-7524-0798-2.
External links
- The station and local lines on multiple maps Rail Maps Online
- The station on a 25" Edwardian OS Map National Library of Scotland
- The station on line WJL2, with mileages Railway Codes
Closed railway stations in Merseyside | ||
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| Birkenhead Railway |     .jpg.webp) | |
| Canada Dock Branch | ||
| Cheshire Lines Committee | ||
| Chester and Birkenhead Railway | ||
| Lancashire Union Railway | ||
| Liverpool and Manchester Railway | ||
| Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway | ||
| Liverpool Overhead Railway | ||
| Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway | ||
| Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway | ||
| Manchester and Southport Railway | ||
| Mersey Docks and Harbour Board | ||
| North Mersey Branch | ||
| North Wales and Liverpool Railway | ||
| St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway | ||
| West Lancashire Railway | ||
| Wirral Railway | ||
| Other | ||
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