Sefton Park railway station

Former railway station in England

53°23′23″N 2°55′26″W / 53.3896°N 2.9239°W / 53.3896; -2.9239Grid referenceSJ385885Platforms4^[1]Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLondon and North Western RailwayPre-groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1 June 1892 (1892-06-01)Opened^[1]2 May 1960Closed^[1]

Sefton Park railway station is a disused station in Liverpool, England.

History

The station opened on 1 June 1892. This followed the quadrupling of the line from Wavertree to Ditton Junction on 13 July 1891. The station had a substantial booking office at street level on the west side of the line and on the south side of Smithdown Road. A subway connected to four platforms situated on an embankment well above street level. The platforms had waiting facilities constructed of timber. The station came under the control of the station master at Mossley Hill and was staffed by a junior clerk and two porters. The station closed on 2 May 1960 shortly before the line was electrified due to low passenger numbers. Reports suggested that the station was losing £2,000 a year with an average of just 80 tickets a day being issued.^[2]

Nothing remains at track level but at street level the booking office can still be seen as it is in use as a paint shop.

There have been proposals to reopen the station, or create a new station further up the line on the bridge at Penny Lane, as the density of immediate population could support a station. However, there are no firm plans at present.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Station Name: Sefton Park". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
^ Houghton, Alistair (24 September 2017). "Look inside long-closed Sefton Park railway station in Smithdown Road". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 24 September 2017.