Official maps, tickets, timetables, a large exterior station sign and platform nameboards variously refer to the station as "Gateacre", "Gateacre, for Woolton", "Gateacre for Woolton" and "Gateacre & Woolton". "Gateacre" is pronounced "Gattiker."
The station had outlived those on the same line north of Aintree by twenty years and all the remainder by twelve years when it closed to passengers on 15 April 1972. It had latterly been the suburban terminus of the sole residual service from Liverpool Central (High Level). It was planned that the station would reopen as the southern terminus of Merseyrail's Northern Line. This never occurred, with Hunts Cross becoming the terminus. The tracks through the station site were used for freight trains to Liverpool Docks until 1975. They were lifted in early 1979.
By 2015 the trackbed though the station site formed part of the Trans Pennine Trail.
Bolger, Paul (1984). An Illustrated History of the Cheshire Lines Committee. Merseyside: Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN978-0-947562-00-7.
Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
gateacre, railway, station, gateacre, woolton, railway, station, located, north, liverpool, extension, line, north, side, belle, vale, road, gateacre, liverpool, england, next, door, black, bull, public, house, which, still, stands, gateacregeneral, informatio. Gateacre for Woolton railway station was located on the North Liverpool Extension Line on the north side of Belle Vale Road Gateacre Liverpool England Next door was the Black Bull public house which still stands GateacreGeneral informationLocationGateacre LiverpoolEnglandCoordinates53 23 05 N 2 51 36 W 53 3846 N 2 8599 W 53 3846 2 8599 Coordinates 53 23 05 N 2 51 36 W 53 3846 N 2 8599 W 53 3846 2 8599Grid referenceSJ429879Line s North Liverpool Extension LinePlatforms2 1 2 Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyCheshire Lines CommitteePre groupingCheshire Lines CommitteePost groupingCheshire Lines CommitteeKey dates1 December 1879Station opened to passengers as Gateacre for Woolton March 1882Opened for goods4 December 1965Closed for goods15 April 1972Closed completely 3 4 A 1909 Map showing the line which is the red line to the right running south east to north west vteCheshire Lines CommitteeLegendMerseyside LinesSouthport Lord StreetBirkdale Palaceto SouthportAinsdaleAinsdale BeachNorthern lineWoodvaleFreshfieldto Liverpool CentralLiverpool Southport andPreston Junction RailwayBartonMossbridgeHillhouse JunctionAltcar and HillhouseLydiateSefton and Maghullto OrmskirkOld RoanAintree JunctionSouthport JunctionAintree CentralAintreeNorthern lineWarbreckOrrell ParkWaltonto KirkbyRice Laneto Liverpool CentralFazakerley JunctionsWalton on the HillHuskissonClubmoorWest DerbyKnotty Ash amp StanleyBroad Green CityLineChildwallGateacreNorthern lineLiverpool CentralLiverpool CentralHigh LevelSt JamesBrunswick original Egerton Street JunctionBrunswickSt MichaelsOtterspoolAigburthCressingtonto Lime StreetGarstonLiverpool South ParkwayHunts Cross West JunctionHunts Crossto Manchester CentralOfficial maps tickets timetables a large exterior station sign and platform nameboards variously refer to the station as Gateacre Gateacre for Woolton Gateacre for Woolton and Gateacre amp Woolton Gateacre is pronounced Gattiker The station had outlived those on the same line north of Aintree by twenty years and all the remainder by twelve years when it closed to passengers on 15 April 1972 It had latterly been the suburban terminus of the sole residual service from Liverpool Central High Level It was planned that the station would reopen as the southern terminus of Merseyrail s Northern Line This never occurred with Hunts Cross becoming the terminus The tracks through the station site were used for freight trains to Liverpool Docks until 1975 They were lifted in early 1979 By 2015 the trackbed though the station site formed part of the Trans Pennine Trail Preceding station Disused railways Following stationHunts CrossLine closed station open Cheshire Lines CommitteeNorth Liverpool Extension Line ChildwallLine and station closedHalewoodLine closed station open References Edit Bolger 1984 pp 44 45 Pixton 2007 pp 38 39 Bolger 1984 pp 10 11 Butt 1995 p xxx Sources Edit Bolger Paul 1984 An Illustrated History of the Cheshire Lines Committee Merseyside Heyday Publishing Company ISBN 978 0 947562 00 7 Butt R V J October 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations details every public and private passenger station halt platform and stopping place past and present 1st ed Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 978 1 85260 508 7 OCLC 60251199 OL 11956311M Pixton Bob 2007 Liverpool Manchester 2 Cheshire Lines Southampton Kestrel Railway Books ISBN 978 1 905505 03 6 External links Edit The station s history Disused Stations UK The station on a 1948 O S map npe Maps The station on an 1888 OS map overlay National Library of Scotland The station and line HTS railwaycodes The trackbed Sustrans The station signalbox Liverpool Connections The residual service 8D Association Gateacre and its station Brian Daugherty This article on a railway station in Merseyside is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gateacre railway station amp oldid 1107921583, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
