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Heswall railway station (Birkenhead Railway)

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Coordinates: 53°19′10″N 3°06′15″W / 53.3195°N 3.1041°W / 53.3195; -3.1041
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Not to be confused with Heswall railway station.

Heswall
The site of the station in 2013
General information
LocationHeswall, Wirral
England
Coordinates53°19′10″N 3°06′15″W / 53.3195°N 3.1041°W / 53.3195; -3.1041
Grid referenceSJ265808
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBirkenhead Railway
Pre-groupingBirkenhead Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
19 April 1886 (1886-04-19)Station opened
17 September 1956 (1956-09-17)Station closed

Heswall railway station was a stop on the Birkenhead Railway route between Hooton and West Kirby. It served the town of Heswall, in Merseyside, England, between 1886 and 1956.

History

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This station opened on 19 April 1886,[1] on the Birkenhead Railway's branch line from Hooton to West Kirby. This line passed through the western side of Heswall, alongside the River Dee. The station closed to passengers on 17 September 1956 and closed completely in 1962.[1]

The site was razed and built over in the 1960s. The original station house was sold into private ownership in the early 1970s and then subsequently sold on for development.[2][3]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Parkgate
Line and station closed 		  Birkenhead Railway
Hooton to West Kirby Branch 		  Thurstaston
Line and station closed

The site today

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The station site and the nearby trackbed continue to be occupied by housing. The length of the West Kirby-Hooton trackbed has been converted into the Wirral Way, a shared-use path; a short detour, marked by signage, is required to circumvent the site.[4]

Part of the retaining wall that supported the booking office is extant, forming a property's garden wall.[2]

The site is approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-west of the existing Heswall railway station, which is a stop on the Borderlands line linking Bidston with Wrexham Central.

References

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  1. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 119. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ a b Wright, Paul (24 December 2017). "Station name: Heswall". Disused Stations. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  3. ^ Koncienczy, Rebecca (29 May 2021). "Wirral's lost and forgotten railway stations and what they look like now". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Wirral Way". Visit Cheshire. Retrieved 22 December 2024.

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