Linacre Road railway station was a station located on the

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History

It opened on 1 June 1906 and closed on 2 April 1951. The singled track is still in place, although no longer electrified and in a state of dereliction. Since the 1970s there have been plans to re-electrify the North Mersey Branch and reintroduce a passenger service. As part of those plans Linacre Road station would reopen.

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Linacre Road railway station at Disused Stations
Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1906 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1951 {{Merseyside-railstation-stub