Knotty Ash railway station

Knotty Ash & Stanley railway station was located on the North Liverpool Extension Line to the north of the East Prescot Road, Knotty Ash, Liverpool, England.

Knotty Ash & Stanley
General information
LocationKnotty Ash, Liverpool
England
Coordinates53°25′02″N 2°54′05″W / 53.4173°N 2.9014°W / 53.4173; -2.9014
Grid referenceSJ401915
Line(s)North Liverpool Extension Line
Platforms2[1][2][3]
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 "Old Swan & Knotty Ash"
March 1882Station opened for goods
1 November 1888Station renamed "Knotty Ash & Stanley"
7 November 1960Closed to passengers
6 September 1965Closed to goods, except coal
1 May 1972Closed completely[4][5]

The station opened in 1879 as "Old Swan & Knotty Ash". It was renamed "Knotty Ash & Stanley" in 1888, but it was always referred to locally simply as "Knotty Ash". The station nameboards read "Knotty Ash".[6]

It closed to passengers on 7 November 1960, to general goods in 1965 and completely in 1972.[citation needed]

The line through the station was used by freight trains until 1975. The tracks were lifted in early 1979.[citation needed]

By 2015, the trackbed though the station site formed part of the Trans Pennine Trail.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 52–53.
  2. ^ Pixton 2007, p. 41.
  3. ^ Gell 1985.
  4. ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 8–9.
  5. ^ Butt 1995, p. xxx.
  6. ^ Bolger 1984, p. 53.

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.
  • Gell, Rob (1985). An Illustrated Survey of Liverpool's Railway Stations 1830-1985. Crosby, Merseyside: Heyday Publishing. ISBN 978-0-947562-03-8.
  • Pixton, Bob (2007). Liverpool Manchester 2:Cheshire Lines. Southampton: Kestrel Railway Books. ISBN 978-1-905505-03-6.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Childwall
Line and station closed
  Cheshire Lines Committee
North Liverpool Extension Line
  West Derby
Line and station closed