Miller's Bridge railway station

Former railway station in England

53°26′39″N 2°59′42″W / 53.4443°N 2.9949°W / 53.4443; -2.9949Grid referenceSJ340946Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLiverpool, Crosby and Southport RailwayPre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire RailwayKey datesBy 1851Opened1 May 1876 (1876-05-01)Closed

Miller's Bridge railway station was a station in Bootle, Lancashire, England, which opened in 1851 and closed in 1876.^[1]

The line through the site of the station opened on 1 October 1850 when the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway extended its line from Waterloo south into Liverpool.^[2]

The station was opened at the end of 1850 or during 1851.^[1]^[3]

The station was situated on the southern side of Balliol 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.^[4]

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

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Bootle Village Line open and station closed		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway		Liverpool North Docks Line and station (now Sandhills) open

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Quick 2023, p. 319.
^ Gahan 1985, p. 20.
^ Holt & Biddle 1986, p. 33.
^ Lancashire Sheet CVI (Map). Six-inch. Ordnance Survey. 1851.

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)
Holt, Geoffrey O.; Biddle, Gordon (1986). The North West. A Regional history of the railways of Great Britain. Vol. 10 (2nd ed.). David St. John Thomas. ISBN 978-0-946537-34-1. OCLC 643506870.
Quick, Michael (2023) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.05. Railway & Canal Historical Society.