Huyton Quarry railway station

Former railway station in England

53°24′39″N 2°49′24″W / 53.4108°N 2.8234°W / 53.4108; -2.8234Grid referenceSJ454907Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLiverpool and Manchester RailwayPre-groupingLNWRPost-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1830Opened1958Closed

Huyton Quarry railway station opened in 1830 as part of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway,^[1] but Holt suggests it was originally known as the "station at the bottom of Whiston Incline" being renamed Huyton Quarry sometime after 1838.^[2] Either way it was one of the earliest passenger railway stations in the world. The station was closed by BR on 15 September 1958.^[1]

In 2014, an electrical switching site was constructed in the vicinity as part of the Manchester - Liverpool (via Earlestown) section of the NW electrification schemes.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Huyton		Liverpool and Manchester Railway		Whiston

References

^ ^a ^b Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: Details Every Public and Private Passenger Station, Halt, Platform and Stopping Place, Past and Present. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 126. ISBN 9781852605087. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
^ Holt, G. O. (1965). A Short History of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (2nd ed.). The Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 22.