Storeton | |
|---|---|
 View to the former location of the southbound platform of Storeton station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Storeton, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral England |
| Coordinates | 53°20′58″N 3°04′02″W / 53.3494°N 3.0671°W |
| Grid reference | SJ291842 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Wales and Liverpool Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1896 | Opened |
| 1900 | Renamed Storeton for Barnston |
| 1933 | Renamed Storeton |
| 1951 | Closed to passengers |
| 1964 | Closed |
Storeton railway station was located on the northern side of Station Road, between Barnston and Storeton, England.
History[edit]
Originally named Barnston, it opened on 18 May 1896 on the North Wales and Liverpool Railway.[1] The station was renamed as Storeton for Barnston on 1 May 1900, and simply as Storeton in 1933.[1] The station closed to passengers on 3 December 1951[2] and finally closed on 3 February 1964.[1] The station had a 23-lever signal box, south of the road bridge, which operated the lines to the adjacent goods yard and was used until 2 July 1965.[3][4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heswall | Great Central Railway North Wales and Liverpool Railway |
Upton |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Station Name: STORETON". Disused stations. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ Daniels & Dench 1980
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2013, map XXXI
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2013, fig. 92
Sources[edit]
- Daniels, Gerald; Dench, L. A. (1980). Passengers No More. Littlehampton Book Services Ltd. ISBN 9780711009516. OCLC 16551162.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Wrexham to New Brighton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 9781908174475. OCLC 859543196.
Further reading[edit]
- Merseyside Railway History Group (1994). Railway Stations of Wirral. Prenton: Ian & Marilyn Boumphrey. ISBN 1-899241-02-7. OCLC 500124599.
