Ford railway station was a station located on the North Mersey Branch, north Liverpool, Merseyside, England.
Ford | |
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![]() Railway near Ford station, the site of which was near the road bridge in the background | |
General information | |
Location | Netherton, Sefton England |
Coordinates | 53.4696°N 2.9743°W / 53.4696; -2.9743 |
Grid reference | SJ355974 |
Line(s) | North Mersey Branch |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 June 1906 | Opened |
2 April 1951 | Closed (regular services) |
1956 | Closed (all services) |
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It opened for service on 1 June 1906 and closed on 2 April 1951. Passenger trains then only ran once a year on this line, transporting passengers for the Grand National, although this service also ceased in 1956. Demolition of Ford station was completed on 1 May 1959.
This section of the line still exists, although has no passenger services running and is no longer electrified, with the only trains running being for engineer access to the Ormskirk line. Plans to open this section as part of Merseyrail's Northern Line have been put forward in Sefton's transport plan, with the first details to emerge about its possible reopening being published by the media on 28 February 2008.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Aintree | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway |
Linacre Road | ||
Aintree Racecourse | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway North Mersey Branch |
Closed railway stations in Merseyside | ||
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Birkenhead Railway |
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Canada Dock Branch |
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Cheshire Lines Committee | ||
Chester and Birkenhead Railway | ||
Lancashire Union Railway | ||
Liverpool and Manchester Railway |
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Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway |
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Liverpool Overhead Railway |
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Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway | ||
Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway |
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Manchester and Southport Railway | ||
Mersey Docks and Harbour Board | ||
North Mersey Branch |
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North Wales and Liverpool Railway | ||
St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway | ||
West Lancashire Railway | ||
Wirral Railway | ||
Other |
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