Sefton Park railway station is a disused

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History

The station opened on 1 June 1892. This followed the quadrupling of the line from

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to Ditton Junction on 13 July 1891. The station had a substantial

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at street level on the west side of the line and on the south side of

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. A

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connected to four platforms situated on an embankment well above street level. The platforms had waiting facilities constructed of timber. The station came under the control of the station master at

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and was staffed by a junior clerk and two porters. The station closed on 2 May 1960 shortly before the line was

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due to low passenger numbers. Reports suggested that the station was losing £2,000 a year with an average of just 80 tickets a day being issued. Nothing remains at track level but at street level the booking office can still be seen as it is in use as a paint shop. There have been proposals to reopen the station, or create a new station further up the line on the bridge at Penny Lane, as the density of immediate population could support a station. However, there are no firm plans at present.

References

External links

Sefton Park railway station at Disused Stations
Disused railway stations in Liverpool Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1892 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1960 Former London and North Western Railway stations {{Merseyside-railstation-stub