Stanley railway station (Liverpool)

Stanley
General information
Location	Fairfield, Liverpool England
Coordinates	53°24′53″N2°55′48″W / 53.4146°N 2.9299°W / 53.4146; -2.9299
Grid reference	SJ382913
Line	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 [2]	Opened
31 May 1948	Closed [3]
Location

Stanley railway station was located in Newsham Park to the north of Prescot Road on the Canada Dock Branch, Fairfield, Liverpool, England. It opened on 1 July 1870 and closed to passengers on 31 May 1948.

References

1. Gell 1985.
2. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 418
3. Butt 1995, p. 219.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Gell, Rob (1985). An Illustrated Survey of Liverpool's Railway Stations 1830-1985. Crosby, Merseyside: Heyday Publishing. ISBN   978-0-947562-03-8.

External links

• The station and local lines on multiple maps Rail Maps Online
• The station on an Edwardian 25" OS map National Library of Scotland
• The branch with stations and mileages Railway Codes

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Tue Brook Line and station closed		London and North Western Railway Canada Dock Branch		Edge Lane Line and station closed