Liverpool St James railway station

Liverpool St James station in Liverpool, England, was a railway station situated on the old Cheshire Lines Committee line from Liverpool Central between Central and Brunswick stations. This line is now a part of Merseyrail's Northern Line. The station is located in a deep cutting between two tunnels at the junction of Parliament Street and St. James' Place, opposite St James' Church.

Not to be confused with Liverpool James Street railway station.

Liverpool St James
General information
LocationToxteth, Liverpool
England
Coordinates53.3943°N 2.9764°W / 53.3943; -2.9764
Grid referenceSJ 351 890
Platforms2[1][2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCheshire Lines Committee
Pre-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 March 1874 (1874-03-01)Opened
1 January 1917 (1917-01-01)Closed

There are plans in place by Merseytravel and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to reopen the station. The new station is to be called Liverpool Baltic, named after the Baltic Triangle development area in which it is situated.

History

The station opened on 1 March 1874 and closed on 1 January 1917.[3][4]

In 1913 six people lost their lives in an accident at the station when a train ran into the back of a train standing at the southbound platform.[5]

Parts of the station's platforms survive, as do some rooms cut into the rockface. They can be seen on Northern Line trains heading for Southport or Hunts Cross.[6]

Reopening as Liverpool Baltic
Main article: Liverpool Baltic railway station

The station site's proximity to the M&S Bank Arena, Anglican Cathedral, King's Waterfront, Cains Brewery Village and other more recent developments in the surrounding area has focused public attention on reopening it.[7] Construction is expected to start on the new station in 2024, and the station would be open around three years later.[8]

References
  1. "Disused Stations: Liverpool St. James". Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  2. Gell 1985, p. 30.
  3. Butt (1995), p. 203.
  4. Quick (2009), p. 249.
  5. Report on the 1913 St James accident, via Board of Trade
  6. "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
  7. Houghton, Alistair (29 November 2012). "Campaign launched to reopen Liverpool St James's Station". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  8. Hakimian, Rob (2 August 2022). "394 schemes to benefit from £5.7bn city transport fund". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

Bibliography
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Liverpool Central High Level
Line and station closed		   Cheshire Lines Committee   St Michaels
Line and station open
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