Otterspool station was a railway station in

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. It was located between St Michaels and

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stations on the Garston and Liverpool Railway. The station opened in 1864 and was absorbed into the

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in 1865. It closed in 1951 due to low passenger numbers. The station was at the end of a long and otherwise empty dirt lane which runs alongside Otterspool Park from Jericho Lane. The lane and the station building still exist, but the main building is now a private dwelling, with a subsidiary building beside it lying derelict. Whatever may remain of the platforms cannot be seen under vegetation.

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The station's history
''Disused Stations''
The station and local lines on multiple maps
''Rail Maps Online''
The station on a 25" Edwardian OS Map
''National Library of Scotland''
The station on line HXS1, with mileages
''Railway Codes'' Disused railway stations in Liverpool Former Cheshire Lines Committee stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1951 {{Merseyside-railstation-stub