Storeton railway station

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Storeton
Storeton station, slope to southbound platform.jpg
View to the former location of the southbound platform of Storeton station
Location Storeton, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
England
Coordinates 53°20′58″N3°04′02″W / 53.3494°N 3.0671°W / 53.3494; -3.0671 Coordinates: 53°20′58″N3°04′02″W / 53.3494°N 3.0671°W / 53.3494; -3.0671
Grid reference SJ291842
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Wales and Liverpool Railway
Pre-grouping Great Central Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1896Opened
1900Renamed Storeton for Barnston
1933Renamed Storeton
1951Closed to passengers
1964Closed

Storeton railway station was located on the northern side of Station Road, between Barnston and Storeton, England.

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History

Originally named Barnston, it opened on 18 May 1896 on the North Wales and Liverpool Railway. [1] The station was renamed as Storeton for Barnston on 1 May 1900, and simply as Storeton in 1933. [1] The station closed to passengers on 3 December 1951 [2] and finally closed on 3 February 1964. [1] The station had a 23-lever signal box, south of the road bridge, which operated the lines to the adjacent goods yard and was used until 2 July 1965. [3] [4]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Heswall   Great Central Railway
North Wales and Liverpool Railway
  Upton

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Station Name: STORETON". Disused stations. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. Daniels & Dench 1980
  3. Mitchell & Smith 2013 , map XXXI
  4. Mitchell & Smith 2013 , fig. 92

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