Huyton Quarry railway station

Huyton Quarry
General information
Location	Huyton, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley England
Coordinates	53°24′39″N2°49′24″W / 53.4108°N 2.8234°W / 53.4108; -2.8234
Grid reference	SJ454907
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Pre-grouping	LNWR
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1830	Opened
1958	Closed
Location

Huyton Quarry railway station opened in 1830 as part of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, ^[1] but Holt suggests it was originally known as the "station at the bottom of Whiston Incline" being renamed Huyton Quarry sometime after 1838. ^[2] Either way it was one of the earliest passenger railway stations in the world. The station was closed by BR on 15 September 1958. ^[1]

In 2014, an electrical switching site was constructed in the vicinity as part of the Manchester - Liverpool (via Earlestown) section of the NW electrification schemes.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Huyton		Liverpool and Manchester Railway		Whiston

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: Details Every Public and Private Passenger Station, Halt, Platform and Stopping Place, Past and Present. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 126. ISBN   9781852605087. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
2. Holt, G. O. (1965). A Short History of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (2nd ed.). The Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 22.

External links

• Huyton Quarry station at Disused Stations Site