Place Woodvale Grid reference SD311107 | Area Sefton Platforms in use 2 | |
Pre-grouping Cheshire Lines Committee Post-grouping Cheshire Lines Committee 1 September 1884 Station opened as "Woodville & Ainsdale" Original company Southport and Cheshire Lines Extension Railway Similar Birkdale Palace railway st, Childwall railway station, Garston (Merseyside) railway st, Walton on the Hill railway st, West Derby railway station | ||
Woodvale railway station was located in Woodvale, Merseyside, England.
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History
The Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway (SCLER) opened the station on 1 September 1884 as Woodville & Ainsdale, though one source refers to it as "Woodvale and Ainsdale". It was renamed Woodvale on 1 May 1898. The station was built on an embankment crossing Liverpool Road and was well known for its floral displays on both platforms.
Run down and closure
The station first closed in 1917, along with all other stations on the extension line, as a World War I economy measure.
The station was reopened on 1 April 1919, and continued in use until 7 January 1952, when the SCLER was closed to passengers from Aintree Central to Southport Lord Street. The line remained open for public goods traffic until 7 July 1952 at Southport Lord St., Birkdale Palace and Altcar & Hillhouse Stations. Public goods facilities were ended at Woodvale, Lydiate and Sefton & Maghull stations on the same date as passenger services (7 January 1952*) and there were never any goods facilities at Ainsdale Beach station to begin with. A private siding remained open at Altcar & Hillhouse after 7 July 1952, finally closing in May 1960. The very last passenger train to run on the SCLER was a railway enthusiasts' 'special' between Aintree and Altcar & Hillhouse railways stations on 6 June 1959.
Present
The track bed was later utilised to support what is now the Coastal Road, which runs from Woodvale to Southport.