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{{Short description|Former railway station in England}}
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'''Gateacre railway station''' was a station located on the [[North Liverpool Extension Line]] on the north side of Belle Vale Road, [[Gateacre]], [[Liverpool]]. It is sometimes reported as Gateacre & Woolton.
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{{Infobox station
| name = Gateacre
| status = Disused
| image =
| borough = [[Gateacre]], [[Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool|Liverpool]]
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|53.3846|-2.8599|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SJ429879|25|SJ429879}}
| platforms = 2{{sfn|Bolger|1984|pp=44-45}}{{sfn|Pixton|2007|pp=38-39}}
| line = [[North Liverpool Extension Line]]
| original = [[Cheshire Lines Committee]]
| pregroup = Cheshire Lines Committee
| postgroup = Cheshire Lines Committee
| years = 1 December 1879
| events = Station opened to passengers as "Gateacre (for Woolton)"
| years1 = March 1882
| events1 = Opened for goods
| years2 = 4 December 1965
| events2 = Closed for goods
| years3 = 15 April 1972
| events3 = Closed completely{{sfn|Bolger|1984|pp=10-11}}{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=xxx}}
}}
[[File:Liverpool RJD 42.jpg|thumb|175px|left|A 1909 Map showing the line which is the red line to the right running south-east to north-west]]


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It closed to passengers on 15th April 1972.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/g/gateacre| title=Gateacre| work=Disused Stations| date=2007-03-19| accessdate=2007-04-13| }}</ref> It was planned that it would reopen as the southern terminus of [[Merseyrail]]'s [[Northern Line (Merseyrail)|Northern Line]] but although this never happened, the tracks were not lifted until early 1979. The station was located near the bottom of Gateacre Brow near The Black Bull public house.


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'''Gateacre (for Woolton)''' [[Train station|railway station]] was located on the [[North Liverpool Extension Line]] on the north side of Belle Vale Road, [[Gateacre]], [[Liverpool]], England. Next door was the Black Bull public house which still stands.
== See also ==
* [[List of closed railway stations in Britain]]


Official maps, tickets, timetables, a large exterior station sign and platform nameboards variously refer to the station as "Gateacre", "Gateacre, for Woolton", "Gateacre for Woolton" and "Gateacre & Woolton". "Gateacre" is pronounced "Gattiker."
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}


The station had outlived those on the same line north of Aintree by twenty years and all the remainder by twelve years when it closed to passengers on 15 April 1972. It had latterly been the suburban terminus of the sole residual service from [[Liverpool Central High Level railway station|Liverpool Central (High Level)]]. It was planned that the station would reopen as the southern terminus of [[Merseyrail]]'s [[Northern Line (Merseyrail)|Northern Line]]. This never occurred, with {{rws|Hunts Cross}} becoming the terminus. The tracks through the station site were used for freight trains to [[Liverpool Docks]] until 1975. They were lifted in early 1979.
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==External links==

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*[http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/g/gateacre Gateacre railway station at Disused Stations]
By 2015 the trackbed though the station site formed part of the [[Trans Pennine Trail]].


{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{Rail line two to one
{{Rail line two to one two routes|previous1=[[Hunts Cross railway station|Hunts Cross]]|route1=</small>[[Cheshire Lines Committee]]<br><small>[[North Liverpool Extension Line]]|next=[[Childwall railway station|Childwall]]|col1=FFFF00|previous2=[[Halewood railway station|Halewood]]|route2=</small>[[Cheshire Lines Committee]]<br><small>[[North Liverpool Extension Line]]|col2=FFFF00}}
|previous1=[[Hunts Cross railway station|Hunts Cross]]<br /><small>Line closed, station open</small>
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|next=[[Childwall railway station|Childwall]]<br /><small>Line and station closed</small>
|previous2=[[Halewood railway station|Halewood]]<br /><small>Line closed, station open</small>
|route=[[Cheshire Lines Committee]]<br /><small>[[North Liverpool Extension Line]]</small>
|col={{CLC colour}} }}
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{{S-end}}

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==References==
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{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book |last=Bolger |first=Paul |title=An Illustrated History of the Cheshire Lines Committee |year=1984 |publisher=Heyday Publishing Company |location=Merseyside |isbn=978-0-947562-00-7 }}
*{{Butt-Stations}}
*{{cite book |last=Pixton |first=Bob |title=Liverpool Manchester 2:Cheshire Lines |year=2007 |publisher=Kestrel Railway Books |location=[[Southampton]] |isbn=978-1-905505-03-6 }}
{{refend}}

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==External links==
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/g/gateacre |title=The station's history |website=Disused Stations UK }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#342,387,1 |title=The station on a 1948 O.S. map |website=npe Maps }}
*{{cite web |url=http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=14&lat=53.3870&lon=-2.8642&layers=1 |title=The station on an 1888 OS map overlay |website=National Library of Scotland }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/elrs/_mileages/h/hts.txt |title=The station and line HTS |website=railwaycodes }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map/route/liverpool-loop-line |title=The trackbed |website=Sustrans }}
*{{cite web |url=http://liverpolitan.im/main/rail/station_gateacre.htm |title=The station signalbox |website=Liverpool Connections }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.8dassociation.btck.co.uk/Stations/TheCLC |title=The residual service |website=8D Association }}
*{{cite web |url=http://bdaugherty.tripod.com/liverpool/gateacre.html |title=Gateacre and its station |website=Brian Daugherty }}


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[[Category:Former Cheshire Lines Committee stations]]
[[Category:Disused railway stations in Liverpool]]
[[Category:Disused railway stations in Liverpool]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1879]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1972]]


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Latest revision as of 15:34, 1 September 2022

Gateacre
General information
LocationGateacre, Liverpool
England
Coordinates53°23′05″N 2°51′36″W / 53.3846°N 2.8599°W / 53.3846; -2.8599
Grid referenceSJ429879
Line(s)North Liverpool Extension Line
Platforms2[1][2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCheshire Lines Committee
Pre-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Post-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 December 1879Station opened to passengers as "Gateacre (for Woolton)"
March 1882Opened for goods
4 December 1965Closed for goods
15 April 1972Closed completely[3][4]
A 1909 Map showing the line which is the red line to the right running south-east to north-west

Gateacre (for Woolton) railway station was located on the North Liverpool Extension Line on the north side of Belle Vale Road, Gateacre, Liverpool, England. Next door was the Black Bull public house which still stands.

Official maps, tickets, timetables, a large exterior station sign and platform nameboards variously refer to the station as "Gateacre", "Gateacre, for Woolton", "Gateacre for Woolton" and "Gateacre & Woolton". "Gateacre" is pronounced "Gattiker."

The station had outlived those on the same line north of Aintree by twenty years and all the remainder by twelve years when it closed to passengers on 15 April 1972. It had latterly been the suburban terminus of the sole residual service from Liverpool Central (High Level). It was planned that the station would reopen as the southern terminus of Merseyrail's Northern Line. This never occurred, with Hunts Cross becoming the terminus. The tracks through the station site were used for freight trains to Liverpool Docks until 1975. They were lifted in early 1979.

By 2015 the trackbed though the station site formed part of the Trans Pennine Trail.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Hunts Cross
Line closed, station open 		  Cheshire Lines Committee
North Liverpool Extension Line 		  Childwall
Line and station closed
Halewood
Line closed, station open 		   

References

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  1. ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 44–45.
  2. ^ Pixton 2007, pp. 38–39.
  3. ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 10–11.
  4. ^ Butt 1995, p. xxx.

Sources

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  • 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. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
  • Pixton, Bob (2007). Liverpool Manchester 2:Cheshire Lines. Southampton: Kestrel Railway Books. ISBN 978-1-905505-03-6.
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