Spellow railway station was located on County Road, Walton in Liverpool, England.
Spellow | |
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General information | |
Location | Walton, Liverpool England |
Coordinates | 53.4428°N 2.9705°W / 53.4428; -2.9705 |
Grid reference | SJ356944 |
Platforms | 2[1] |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | London and North Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
September 1882 | Opened |
31 May 1948 | Closed[2] |
The station opened in September 1882 on the Canada Dock Branch, which ran from the docks north of Liverpool to Edge Hill.
The station building was at street level, with steps at the back leading down to the platforms which were situated in a deep rock cutting.
The station closed to passengers on 31 May 1948, but the line continued to be used by passenger trains running from Liverpool Lime Street to Southport Chapel Street. This ceased in 1977, but freight trains to and from Seaforth Dock still pass through the station site.
It was proposed that Spellow station would reopen to passengers in 1977 as part of the new Merseyrail network, along with other stations on the branch. Although this never happened it remains a possibility in the future if Merseyrail decides to extend their current network. It was announced in December 2019 that Liverpool City Council had commissioned a feasibility study to see about reopening the Canada Dock Branch to passenger traffic.[3]
The station building still stands and is currently in use by a bookmaker.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Canada Dock Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Canada Dock Branch |
Walton & Anfield Line and station closed | ||
Bootle Balliol Road Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Alexandra Dock Branch |
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Bootle Oriel Road Line closed, station open |
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway |
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 |
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Chester and Birkenhead Railway |
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Lancashire Union Railway |
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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 |
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Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway |
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Manchester and Southport Railway |
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Mersey Docks and Harbour Board |
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North Mersey Branch |
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North Wales and Liverpool Railway |
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St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway |
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West Lancashire Railway |
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Wirral Railway |
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Other |
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