Walton on the Hill railway station

Walton on the Hill
Walton on the Hill
Location	Walton, Liverpool; England
Coordinates	53°26′52″N 2°57′54″W / 53.4479°N 2.9651°W
Grid reference	SJ360951
Line(s)	North Liverpool Extension Line
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Cheshire Lines Committee
Pre-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 December 1879	Station opened
1 January 1918	Station closed to passengers
9 September 1968	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

Walton on the Hill railway station was located on the Huskisson branch of the North Liverpool Extension Line at the junction of Rice Lane and Queens Drive in Walton, Liverpool, England.

The station opened on 1 December 1879. It closed to passengers on 1 January 1918 but continued as a public goods station for a further fifty years, closing completely on 9 September 1968. The through tracks were not lifted until 1980.

References

^ Bolger 1984, pp. 80-81.
^ Pixton 2007, p. 56.
^ Gell 1985.
^ Bolger 1984, pp. 8-9.
^ Butt 1995, p. 240.

Sources

Bolger, Paul (1984). An Illustrated History of the Cheshire Lines Committee. Crosby, 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

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Clubmoor Line and station closed		Cheshire Lines Committee North Liverpool Extension Line Dock Branch		Huskisson Line and station closed
Warbreck Line and station closed		Cheshire Lines Committee North Liverpool Extension Line North Branch		Huskisson Line and station closed

[FOOTNOTEBolger198480-81-1] Bolger 1984, pp. 80-81.

[FOOTNOTEPixton200756-2] Pixton 2007, p. 56.

[FOOTNOTEGell1985-3] Gell 1985.

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

[FOOTNOTEButt1995240-5] Butt 1995, p. 240.

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Walton on the Hill
Location	Walton, Liverpool England
Coordinates	53°26′52″N 2°57′54″W / 53.4479°N 2.9651°W
Grid reference	SJ360951
Line(s)	North Liverpool Extension Line
Platforms	2^[1]^[2]^[3]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Cheshire Lines Committee
Pre-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 December 1879	Station opened
1 January 1918	Station closed to passengers
9 September 1968	Station closed completely^[4]^[5]