Heswall railway station was on the Birkenhead Railway route between Hooton and West Kirby. It served the town of Heswall between 1886 and 1956.
Heswall | |
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The site of the station in 2013 | |
General information | |
Location | Heswall, Wirral England |
Coordinates | 53.3195°N 3.1041°W / 53.3195; -3.1041 |
Grid reference | SJ265808 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Birkenhead Railway |
Pre-grouping | Birkenhead Railway |
Post-grouping |
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Key dates | |
19 April 1886 (1886-04-19) | Station opened |
17 September 1956 (1956-09-17) | Station closed |
This station opened on 19 April 1886,[1] on the Birkenhead Railway's branch line from Hooton to West Kirby. This line passed through the western side of Heswall, alongside the River Dee. The station closed to passengers on 17 September 1956[1] and closed completely in 1962.
While being on the line currently occupied by the Wirral Way any walker following the former track bed will not pass close to the station's site; the original station house was sold into private ownership and then subsequently sold on for development (during the early 1970s). The site was razed and built over in the 1960s and all walkers, cyclists, etc. must take a detour to regain the track bed.
It is approximately 2.4 km south west of the station in current operation on the Bidston to Wrexham line.
Media related to Heswall railway station (Birkenhead Railway) at Wikimedia Commons
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Parkgate Line and station closed |
Birkenhead Railway Hooton to West Kirby Branch |
Thurstaston Line and station closed |
Closed railway stations in Merseyside | ||
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Birkenhead Railway | ||
Canada Dock Branch |
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Cheshire Lines Committee | ||
Chester and Birkenhead Railway | ||
Lancashire Union Railway | ||
Liverpool and Manchester Railway | ||
Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway | ||
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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