Sefton Park railway station

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Sefton Park
General information
Location Wavertree, Liverpool
England
Coordinates 53°23′23″N2°55′26″W / 53.3896°N 2.9239°W / 53.3896; -2.9239
Grid reference SJ385885
Platforms4 [1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1892 (1892-06-01)Opened [1]
2 May 1960Closed [1]

Sefton Park railway station is a disused station in Liverpool, England.

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History

The station opened on 1 June 1892. This followed the quadrupling of the line from Wavertree to Ditton Junction on 13 July 1891. The station had a substantial booking office at street level on the west side of the line and on the south side of Smithdown Road. A subway connected to four platforms situated on an embankment well above street level. The platforms had waiting facilities constructed of timber. The station came under the control of the station master at Mossley Hill and was staffed by a junior clerk and two porters. The station closed on 2 May 1960 shortly before the line was electrified due to low passenger numbers. Reports suggested that the station was losing £2,000 a year with an average of just 80 tickets a day being issued. [2]

Nothing remains at track level but at street level the booking office can still be seen as it is in use as a paint shop.

There have been proposals to reopen the station, or create a new station further up the line on the bridge at Penny Lane, as the density of immediate population could support a station. However, there are no firm plans at present.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Station Name: Sefton Park". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. Houghton, Alistair (24 September 2017). "Look inside long-closed Sefton Park railway station in Smithdown Road". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Wavertree
Line open, station closed
  London and North Western Railway
St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway
  Mossley Hill
Line and station open