Huyton Quarry railway station

Huyton Quarry
Huyton Quarry
General information
Location	Huyton, Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley; England
Coordinates	53°24′39″N 2°49′24″W / 53.4108°N 2.8234°W
Grid reference	SJ454907
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Pre-grouping	LNWR
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1830	Opened
1958	Closed

Huyton Quarry railway station opened in 1830 as part of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway,^[1] but Holt suggests it was originally known as the "station at the bottom of Whiston Incline" being renamed Huyton Quarry sometime after 1838.^[2] Either way it was one of the earliest passenger railway stations in the world. The station was closed by BR on 15 September 1958.^[1]

In 2014, an electrical switching site was constructed in the vicinity as part of the Manchester - Liverpool (via Earlestown) section of the NW electrification schemes.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Huyton		Liverpool and Manchester Railway		Whiston

References

^ ^a ^b 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. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 126. ISBN 9781852605087. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
^ Holt, G. O. (1965). A Short History of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (2nd ed.). The Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 22.

External links

Huyton Quarry station at Disused Stations Site

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[Butt-1] 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. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 126. ISBN 9781852605087. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

[2] Holt, G. O. (1965). A Short History of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (2nd ed.). The Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 22.

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