Knotty Ash railway station
| Knotty Ash & Stanley | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Knotty Ash |
| Area | Liverpool |
| Coordinates | 53°25′02″N 2°54′05″W / 53.4173°N 2.9014°WCoordinates: 53°25′02″N 2°54′05″W / 53.4173°N 2.9014°W |
| Grid reference | SJ401915 |
| Operations | |
| Line | North Liverpool Extension Line |
| Original company | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Pre-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Post-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Platforms | 2[1] |
| History | |
| 1 December 1879 | Station opened to passengers as "Old Swan & Knotty Ash" |
| March 1882 | Station opened for goods |
| 1 November 1888 | Station renamed "Knotty Ash & Stanley" |
| 7 November 1960 | Closed to passengers |
| 6 September 1965 | Closed to goods, except coal |
| 1 May 1972 | Closed completely[2][3] |
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Knotty Ash & Stanley railway station was located on the North Liverpool Extension Line to the north of the East Prescot Road, Knotty Ash, Liverpool, England.
The station opened in 1879 as "Old Swan & Knotty Ash". It was renamed "Knotty Ash & Stanley" in 1888, but it was always referred to locally simply as "Knotty Ash". The station nameboards read "Knotty Ash".[4]
It closed to passengers on 7 November 1960, to general goods in 1965 and completely in 1972.
The line through the station was used by freight trains until 1975, the tracks were lifted in early 1979.
By 2015 the trackbed though the station site formed part of the Trans Pennine Trail.
References
- ↑ Bolger 1984, pp. 52-53.
- ↑ Bolger 1984, pp. 8-9.
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. xxx.
- ↑ Bolger 1984, p. 53.
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. (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.
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 trackbed via Sustrans
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childwall Line and station closed |
Cheshire Lines Committee North Liverpool Extension Line |
West Derby Line and station closed | ||
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