Woodvale railway station

Woodvale railway station was located in Woodvale, Merseyside.

The Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway (SCLER) opened Woodvale on 1 September 1884. However, it was named 'Woodville & Ainsdale' from opening until 1 May 1898 and was renamed Woodvale thereafter. The station was built on an embankment crossing Liverpool Road and was well known for its floral displays situated on both platforms.

The station first closed in 1917, along with all other stations on the extension line, due to World War I economy measures.

The station was reopened on 1 April 1919, and continued in use until 7 January 1952, when the SCLER was closed to passengers from Aintree Central to Southport Lord Street. The line remained open for public goods traffic until 7-7-1952 at Southport Lord St., Birkdale Palace and Altcar & Hillhouse Stations. Public goods facilities were ended at Woodvale, Lydiate and Sefton & Maghull stations on the same date as passenger services (7-1-1952*) and there were never any goods facilities at Ainsdale Beach station to begin with. After 7-7-1952, a siding remained open at Altcar & Hillhouse for private goods facilities until May 1960. The very last passenger train to run on the SCLER was a railway enthusiasts 'special' between Aintree and Altcar & Hillhouse railways stations on 6-6-1959.

• On the subject of railway station or line 'closing dates', it should be remembered that the official day of a closure IS ALWAYS given as the Monday following the date of last trains run. As this is almost always a Saturday, if the 7th January 1952 (Monday) is given as the date of closure, this means the ACTUAL LAST DAY OF SERVICES was Saturday, 5 January 1952. This is proven by last day tickets which bear the 5th January date.

Later the track bed was utilised to support what is now the Coastal Road, which runs from Woodvale to Southport.

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