Bootle Village railway station

Former railway station in England

53°26′54″N 2°59′46″W / 53.4484°N 2.9960°W / 53.4484; -2.9960Grid referenceSJ339951Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLiverpool, Crosby and Southport RailwayPre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire RailwayKey dates1 October 1850 (1850-10-01)Opened as Merton RoadLate 1850/early 1851Renamed Bootle Village1 May 1876Closed

Bootle Village railway station was a station in Bootle, Lancashire, England, which opened in 1850 and closed in 1876.

The station opened as Merton Road on 1 October 1850 when the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway (LC&SR) extended its line from Waterloo south into Liverpool. It was renamed within the first few months to try and prevent passengers getting confused and using the East Lancashire Railway's Bootle Lane station, which might have cost the LC&SR revenue. ^[1]^[2]

The station was situated on the southern side of Merton Road where it crossed the railway on a bridge, there were two platforms, one each side of the double-track with a station building located on the east side.^[3]

The station closed on 1 May 1876 when it, and Miller's Bridge station, were replaced by Bootle Oriel Road which was built between them.^[4]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Marsh Lane Line and station (now Bootle New Strand) open		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway		Miller's Bridge Line open and station closed

References

^ Gahan 1985, p. 20.
^ Quick 2023, p. 93.
^ Lancashire Sheet CVI (Map). Six-inch. Ordnance Survey. 1851.
^ Quick 2023, p. 319.

Bibliography

Gahan, John W. (1985). Seaport to Seaside: Lines to Southport and Ormskirk - 13 decades of trains and travel. ISBN 978-0-907768-07-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link)
Quick, Michael (2023) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.05. Railway & Canal Historical Society.