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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. |
'''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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The station 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 the station would reopen as the southern terminus of [[Merseyrail]]'s [[Northern Line (Merseyrail)|Northern Line]]. This never occurred with Hunts Cross station becoming the terminus. The tracks were used for freight trains to [[Liverpool Docks]] not being lifted until early 1979. |
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The station was located near the bottom of Gateacre Brow near The Black Bull public house, to the north of the railway bridge which is still in place. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 11:55, 7 August 2010
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.
The station closed to passengers on 15th April 1972.[1] It was planned that the station would reopen as the southern terminus of Merseyrail's Northern Line. This never occurred with Hunts Cross station becoming the terminus. The tracks were used for freight trains to Liverpool Docks not being lifted until early 1979.
The station was located near the bottom of Gateacre Brow near The Black Bull public house, to the north of the railway bridge which is still in place.
See also
References
- ^ "Gateacre". Disused Stations. 2007-03-19. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
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External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Hunts Cross | Cheshire Lines Committee North Liverpool Extension Line |
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| Halewood | Cheshire Lines Committee North Liverpool Extension Line |
53°23′05″N 2°51′36″W / 53.38484°N 2.85994°W
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