Allerton railway station
| Allerton | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Garston |
| Area | Liverpool |
| Grid reference | SJ408849 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Northern Rail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.011 million |
| History | |
| 15 February 1864 | Station opens |
| ? | Station renamed Allerton for Garston and Woolton |
| 6 May 1974[1] | Station renamed Allerton |
| 30 July 2005 | Station closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Allerton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Allerton railway station was a railway station on the City Line of the Merseyrail network, located in the suburbs of Liverpool, England. It opened on 15 February 1864 with the opening of the St Helens Railway's extension to Edge Hill.[2]
Despite the name, it was not located in the suburb of Allerton, but in neighbouring Garston. The station was located at the junction of the routes from Liverpool to Manchester and Crewe.
Prior to closure, the station was served by the hourly Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Oxford Road service. A stopping service to Crewe ran for many years, but was withdrawn in the early 1990s.
Allerton lost much of its traffic in 1978 when the nearby Garston station reopened on Merseyrail's Northern Line, offering a faster, more frequent service to Liverpool Central.
Despite the low passenger numbers, the station retained a staffed booking office - open all day when trains were running - in accordance with the policy of the local PTE, Merseytravel.
The station closed to passengers on 30 July 2005[2] and underwent a complete rebuild, reopening on 11 June 2006 as Liverpool South Parkway. The original station buildings were demolished, and the subway linking the platforms, located at the Liverpool end of the station was filled in. A new, modern structure of glass and steel has been built, with a footbridge over the platforms at the south end of the station.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunts Cross | Northern Rail Liverpool to Manchester Line (Station replaced by Liverpool South Parkway) |
West Allerton | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Speke Line open, station closed |
LNWR | West Allerton Line and station open | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Church Road Garston Line and station closed |
LNWR St Helens Railway |
West Allerton Line and station open | ||
References
- ↑ Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine (London: IPC Transport Press Ltd) 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "SB-Sites: Allerton Station". Subterranea Britannica "Disused Stations" website. Nick Catford. 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.