Huskisson railway station

Huskisson
General information
Location	Liverpool
Coordinates	53.4257°N 2.9908°W / 53.4257; -2.9908
Line(s)	North Liverpool Extension Line
Platforms	3
History
Original company	Cheshire Lines Committee
Pre-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 July 1880	Station opened for goods
13 July 1880	Station opened for Aintree race traffic
2 August 1880	Station opened for passengers
1 May 1885	Station closed for passengers
August 1975	Station closed completely

Cheshire Lines Committee
Merseyside Lines
Southport Lord Street Birkdale Palace to Southport Ainsdale Ainsdale Beach Northern line Woodvale Freshfield to Liverpool Central Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway Barton Mossbridge Hillhouse Junction Altcar and Hillhouse Lydiate Sefton and Maghull to Ormskirk Old Roan Aintree Junction Southport Junction Aintree Central Aintree Northern line Warbreck Orrell Park Walton to Kirkby Rice Lane to Liverpool Central Fazakerley Junctions Walton on the Hill Huskisson Clubmoor West Derby Knotty Ash & Stanley Broad Green City Line Childwall Gateacre Northern line Liverpool Central Liverpool Central High Level St James Brunswick (original) Egerton Street Junction Brunswick St Michaels Otterspool Aigburth Cressington to Lime Street Garston Liverpool South Parkway Hunts Cross West Junction Hunts Cross to Manchester Central

Huskisson railway station was located on the North Liverpool Extension Line near Huskisson Dock in Liverpool, England.

The station opened in 1880 and closed to passenger traffic as early as July 1885. The site was within Huskisson Goods yards and continued in use as a freight depot until 1975. It was the terminus of the branch.

An enthusiasts' railtour visited the station on 13 June 1964.

References

Sources

• Bolger, Paul (1984). An Illustrated History of the Cheshire Lines Committee. Merseyside: Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-947562-00-7. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• 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. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

External links

• The station via Disused Stations UK
• Station on a 1948 O.S. map via npe Maps
• Station on an 1888 OSmap overlay via National Library of Scotland
• Station and line HUS via railwaycodes
• Railtours via sixbellsjunction

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Walton on the Hill Line and station closed		Cheshire Lines Committee North Liverpool Extension Line		Terminus