Tue Brook railway station was located on the north side of
West Derby Road,
Tuebrook
Tuebrook is a North-East area of Liverpool, England. At the 2001 census the population was 14,490.
Toponymy
The origin of the name may be Tew Brook, a tributary of the Alt. The brook itself is now almost entirely piped or culverted, with the l ...
,
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
, England, opposite
Newsham Park
Newsham Park in Liverpool, England is a Victorian. To the east of it is the Canada Dock branch railway line, and to the north is West Derby Road. The park is protected as a Grade II* listed site.
History
The park was opened in 1868. In 1877, ...
on the
Canada Dock Branch
The Canada Dock Branch is a 4-mile 59 chain (7.62 kilometre) long railway line in Liverpool, England. The line's route is from the large Edge Hill rail junction in the east of Liverpool to Seaforth Dock to the north. The line was originally ...
.
History
The station opened on 1 July 1870 and closed to passengers on 31 May 1948. Trains to and from
Seaforth Dock
Seaforth Dock (also known as the Royal Seaforth Dock) is a purpose-built dock and container terminal, on the River Mersey, England, at Seaforth, to the north of Liverpool. As part of the Port of Liverpool and Liverpool Freeport, it is operated ...
still pass through the station site.
Future
Merseytravel
Merseytravel is the passenger transport executive, responsible for the coordination of public transport in the Liverpool City Region in North West England. Merseytravel was established on 1 December 1969 as the Merseyside Passenger Transpor ...
have made several mentions of re-opening the station as part of a plan of using the
Canada Dock/Bootle Branch for passenger services. The October 2017
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) is the combined authority of the Liverpool City Region. The Liverpool City Region includes the City of Liverpool local authority area plus the Metropolitan Boroughs of Knowsley, St Helens, ...
update to the Long Term Rail Strategy mentions the re-opening of the line to passenger use with new stations at Anfield, Tue Brook and Edge Lane.
References
Sources
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External links
The station's history''Disused Stations''
The station and local lines on multiple maps''Rail Maps Online''
The station on an Edwardian 25" OS map''National Library of Scotland''
The branch with stations and mileages''Railway Codes''
Disused railway stations in Liverpool
Former London and North Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1870
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1948
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