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
Coordinates53.4173°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.

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

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

References
  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
  • 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.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Childwall
Line and station closed		   Cheshire Lines Committee
North Liverpool Extension Line		   West Derby
Line and station closed


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