Breck Road | |
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General information | |
Location | Clubmoor, Liverpool England |
Coordinates | 53°25′58″N2°56′24″W / 53.4327°N 2.9401°W |
Grid reference | SJ376933 |
Line(s) | Canada Dock Branch |
Platforms | 2 [1] |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | London & North Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | London & North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 July 1870 | Opened |
31 May 1948 | Closed [2] |
Breck Road railway station was located on the Canada Dock Branch to the north of Townsend Lane between Anfield and Clubmoor, Liverpool, England. It opened on 1 July 1870 and closed on 31 May 1948.
By 2017 the only trace of the station was a bricked-up entrance at street level, but freight trains to and from Seaforth Dock still pass through the station site over the bridge. It was announced in December 2019 that Liverpool City Council had commissioned a feasibility study to see about reopening the Canada Dock Branch to passenger traffic. [3]
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Walton & Anfield Line and station closed | London and North Western Railway Canada Dock Branch | Tue Brook Line and station closed |