Linacre Road
General information
LocationLitherland, Sefton
England
Coordinates53°27′55″N 2°59′55″W / 53.4654°N 2.9985°W / 53.4654; -2.9985
Grid referenceSJ337970
Line(s)North Mersey Branch
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1906
2 April 1951
1956
Opened
Closed (regular services)
Closed (all services)

Linacre Road railway station was a station located on the North Mersey Branch in Litherland, Lancashire.

History

It opened on 1 June 1906 and closed on 2 April 1951. The singled track is still in place, although no longer electrified and in a state of dereliction.

Since the 1970s there have been plans to re-electrify the North Mersey Branch and reintroduce a passenger service. As part of those plans Linacre Road station would reopen.[1]

References

  1. "Station Name: Linacre Road". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ford   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
  Bootle New Strand
  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
North Mersey Branch
  Gladstone Dock
  Liverpool Overhead Railway   Seaforth Sands


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