Allerton railway station

Allerton railway station was a railway station on the City Line of the Merseyrail network, located in the suburbs of Liverpool, England.

1. History

It opened on 15 February 1864 with the opening of the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway's extension to Edge Hill. Despite the name, it was not located in the suburb of Allerton, but in neighbouring Garston. The station was located at the Allerton Junction of the routes from Liverpool to Manchester and Crewe.

Prior to closure, the station was served by the hourly Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Oxford Road service. A stopping service to Crewe was withdrawn in the early 1990s. Allerton lost much of its traffic in 1978 when the nearby Garston station reopened on Merseyrail's Northern Line, offering a faster, more frequent service to Liverpool Central. Despite the low passenger numbers, the station retained a staffed booking office in accordance with the policy of the local PTE, Merseytravel.

1. = Closure =

The station closed to passengers on 30 July 2005 and underwent a complete rebuild, reopening on 11 June 2006 as Liverpool South Parkway. The original station buildings were demolished and the subway linking the platforms, located at the Liverpool end of the station, was filled in. A new, modern structure of glass and steel was built, with a footbridge over the platforms at the south end of the station.

1. See also

Allerton Junction Allerton TMD depot

1. References

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. Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

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