Warren railway station was located near
New Brighton,
Wirral, England. The station was built on the New Brighton branch of the
Seacombe, Hoylake and Deeside Railway, between
Wallasey Grove Road and
New Brighton stations, opening on 30 March 1888. The branch became part of the
Wirral Railway
The Wirral Railway was a railway network in the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula, England. Its route was from Birkenhead Park in the east of the Wirral to West Kirby in the west. A branch off this line at Bidston went north to Secombe and ...
on 1 July 1891.
Remotely situated, the station only ever served a small part of the community (and the local golf course). This, combined with an infrequent service, and the later introduction of a tram service on Warren Drive, meant the station was little used, and it was closed on 1 October 1915.
The station had one siding nearby, on the seaward side, which was possibly used for the transportation of sand.
The foundations of the up platform are extant, and were revealed during engineering work in 2006.
The line past the station site remains in use as part of the
Wirral Line
The Wirral line is one of two commuter rail routes operated by Merseyrail and centred on Merseyside, England, the other being the Northern line.
The Wirral line connects Liverpool to the Wirral Peninsula via the Mersey Railway Tunnel, with ...
, now operated by
Merseyrail
Merseyrail is a Urban rail in the United Kingdom, commuter rail network serving the Liverpool City Region and adjacent areas of Cheshire and Lancashire. Merseyrail operates 66 railway stations across two lines – the Northern Line (Merseyrail ...
.
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Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
Former Wirral Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1888
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1915
New Brighton, Merseyside
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