Huskisson railway station

Huskisson
Huskisson
Location	Kirkdale, Liverpool; England
Coordinates	53°25′33″N 2°59′27″W / 53.4257°N 2.9908°W
Grid reference	SJ342926
Line(s)	North Liverpool Extension Line
Platforms	3
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Cheshire Lines Committee
Pre-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 July 1880	Station opened for goods
13 July 1880	Station opened for Aintree race traffic
2 August 1880	Station opened for passengers
1 May 1885	Station closed for passengers
August 1975	Station closed completely

Cheshire Lines Committee

Merseyside Lines

Southport Lord Street

Birkdale Palace

to Southport

Ainsdale

Ainsdale Beach

Northern line

Woodvale

Freshfield

to Liverpool Central

Liverpool, Southport and

Preston Junction Railway

Hillhouse Junction

to Ormskirk

Aintree Junction

Southport Junction

Aintree Central

Aintree

Northern line

Warbreck

Orrell Park

Walton

to Kirkby

Rice Lane

to Liverpool Central

Fazakerley Junctions

Northern line

St James

Brunswick

(original)

Egerton Street Junction

to Lime Street

Garston

Liverpool South Parkway

Hunts Cross West Junction

Hunts Cross

to Manchester Central

Huskisson railway station was located on the North Liverpool Extension Line near Huskisson Dock in Liverpool, England.

The station opened in 1880 and closed to passenger traffic as early as July 1885. The site was within Huskisson Goods yards and continued in use as a freight depot until 1975. It was the terminus of the branch.

An enthusiasts' railtour visited the station on 13 June 1964.^[6]

References

Sources

Bolger, Paul (1984). An Illustrated History of the Cheshire Lines Committee. Merseyside: Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-947562-00-7.
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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
Gell, Rob (1985). An Illustrated Survey of Liverpool's Railway Stations 1830-1985. Crosby, Merseyside: Heyday Publishing. ISBN 978-0-947562-03-8.
Pixton, Bob (2007). Liverpool Manchester 2:Cheshire Lines. Southampton: Kestrel Railway Books. ISBN 978-1-905505-03-6.

External links

The station's history Disused Stations UK
Station on a 1948 O.S. map npe Maps]
Station on an Edwardian OSmap overlay National Library of Scotland
Station and local lines on multiple maps Rail Maps Online
Station and line HUS railwaycodes
Railtours sixbellsjunction

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Walton on the Hill Line and station closed		Cheshire Lines Committee North Liverpool Extension Line		Terminus

[FOOTNOTEBolger198450-51-1] Bolger 1984, pp. 50-51.

[FOOTNOTEPixton200758-2] Pixton 2007, p. 58.

[FOOTNOTEGell1985-3] Gell 1985.

[FOOTNOTEBolger19848-9-4] Bolger 1984, pp. 8-9.

[FOOTNOTEButt1995xxx-5] Butt 1995, p. xxx.

[6] Railtours via sixbellsjunction

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Huskisson
Location	Kirkdale, Liverpool England
Coordinates	53°25′33″N 2°59′27″W / 53.4257°N 2.9908°W
Grid reference	SJ342926
Line(s)	North Liverpool Extension Line
Platforms	3^[1]^[2]^[3]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Cheshire Lines Committee
Pre-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 July 1880	Station opened for goods
13 July 1880	Station opened for Aintree race traffic
2 August 1880	Station opened for passengers
1 May 1885	Station closed for passengers
August 1975	Station closed completely^[4]^[5]