Birkenhead Monks Ferry railway station

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Birkenhead Monks Ferry railway station was a railway station formerly used as the main rail terminus for Birkenhead by the Chester and Birkenhead Railway. It was situated very close to the River Mersey.

The station was originally opened without authority in April 1838 however due to the objections and legal proceedings of the operators of the Woodside Ferry the station closed until it was purchased and reopened on October 23, 1844 via an extension of the line from Birkenhead Grange Road. Subsequently Grange Road closed and Monks Ferry remained the rail terminus for all trains until the opening of Birkenhead Woodside on April 1, 1878 whereby all passenger services were transferred to this new station and Monks Ferry concentrated on goods and coal supply.

Birkenhead Monks Ferry railway station closed in 1967 and has since been demolished. A residential development now occupies the site.

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  • (1994) Railway Stations of Wirral. Merseyside Railway History Group. ISBN 1-899241-02-7. 

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