West Derby railway station

West Derby
West Derby railway station in 2024
General information
Location	West Derby, Liverpool England
Coordinates	53°25′44″N2°54′44″W / 53.4288°N 2.9122°W / 53.4288; -2.9122
Grid reference	SJ395928
Line(s)	North Liverpool Extension Line
Platforms	2 [1]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Cheshire Lines Committee
Pre-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Post-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 December 1879	Station opened to passengers
March 1882	Station opened to goods
7 November 1960	Station closed to passengers
1 June 1964	Station closed completely [2] [3]

West Derby railway station was located on the North Liverpool Extension Line to the south of Mill Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, England.

History

v t e Cheshire Lines Committee
Legend
Merseyside Lines
Southport Lord Street Birkdale Palace to Southport Ainsdale Ainsdale Beach Northern line Woodvale Freshfield to Liverpool Central Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway Barton Mossbridge Hillhouse Junction Altcar and Hillhouse Lydiate Sefton and Maghull to Ormskirk Old Roan Aintree Junction Southport Junction Aintree Central Aintree Northern line Warbreck Orrell Park Walton to Kirkby Rice Lane to Liverpool Central Fazakerley Junctions Walton on the Hill Huskisson Clubmoor West Derby Knotty Ash & Stanley Broad Green City Line Childwall Gateacre Northern line Liverpool Central Liverpool Central High Level St James Brunswick (original) Egerton Street Junction Brunswick St Michaels Otterspool Aigburth Cressington to Lime Street Garston Liverpool South Parkway Hunts Cross West Junction Hunts Cross to Manchester Central

The station opened on 1 December 1879. It was located about 2 miles away from Croxteth Hall, which was the home of Lord Sefton. ^[4]

The station closed to passengers in November 1960 and completely five years later. The line through the station site continued in use by freight trains until 1975, with the tracks being lifted in early 1979. ^[4]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Knotty Ash & Stanley		Cheshire Lines Committee North Liverpool Extension Line		Clubmoor

The site today

The platforms remain extant, with the station building converted to a private residence and shop. The trackbed through the station site forms the Liverpool Loopline Path, part of the Trans Pennine Trail. ^[4]

References

1. Bolger 1984, pp. 82–83.
2. Bolger 1984, pp. 8–9.
3. Butt 1995, p. xxx.
4. Wright, Paul (27 May 2017). "Station name: West Derby". Disused Stations. Retrieved 7 March 2025.

Sources

• Bolger, Paul (1984). An Illustrated History of the Cheshire Lines Committee. Merseyside: Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN   0-947562-00-1.
• 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.

External links

• The station via Disused Stations UK
• The station on a 1948 O.S. map via npe Maps
• The station on an 1888 OS map overlay via National Library of Scotland
• The station and line HTS via railwaycodes
• The station via flickr
• The trackbed via Sustrans