Place Litherland Grid reference SJ337970 Platforms in use 2 | Area Sefton Line North Mersey Branch | |
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Original company Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway Address Bootle, Liverpool, United Kingdom Original companies North Mersey Branch, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||
Linacre Road railway station was a station located on the North Mersey Branch in Litherland, Lancashire.
History
It opened on 1 June 1906 and closed on 2 April 1951. The singled track is still in place, although no longer electrified and in a state of dereliction.
Since the 1970s there have been plans to re-electrify the North Mersey Branch and reintroduce a passenger service. As part of those plans Linacre Road station would reopen.
References
Linacre Road railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA