Station Name: WARBRECK

 

[Source: Paul Wright]



Date opened: 1.8.1929
Location: In the south side of Walton Vale (A59)
Company on opening: Cheshire Lines Committee
Date closed to passengers: 7.11.1960
Date closed completely: 7.11.1960
Company on closing: British Railways (London Midland Region)
Present state: Demolished
County: Lancashire
OS Grid Ref: SJ365967
Date of visit: 20.8.2005

Notes: Warbreck Station was situated on the Cheshire Lines Committee's North Liverpool Extension Line which connected its main Liverpool to Manchester line to the Aintree Central and beyond as far as Southport.

Warbreck Station opened on the 1.8.1929 to serve the north Walton district of Liverpool which was very built up by this time. It was an unmanned halt from the start and it appears that it was often only open to regular passenger services in the summer months. Prior to 7.1.1952 this was probably to cater for day trippers to Southport. Passenger services to the north of Aintree Central ceased on that date and it is a wonder that it survived as very close by was Orrell Park Station which offered a much more direct route to the centre of Liverpool and to points north. However the station continued to be serviced by trains to Aintree Central in the north as well destinations to Liverpool and to Manchester towards the south.

The CLC North Liverpool Extension line was always very busy on Grand National days as express trains from all over the country used it to access Aintree Central.

The local service from Aintree Central to Manchester with some peak services to Liverpool continued until 7th November 1960. The line was cut back to Walton on the Hill in 1968 and the track was lifted.

Today the route is part of the National Cycleway Network Route 62 which is The Trans Pennine Trail.

To see the other stations on the CLC North Liverpool Extension Line click on the station name: Aintree Central, Walton on the Hill, Huskisson, Clubmoor, West Derby, Knotty Ash, Childwall & Gateacre

 

Warbreck Station looking north in the 1930's
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Warbreck Station in August 2005 taken from the same viewpoint as the picture above. This bridge became more of a tunnel after the station closed when rows of shops where built
directly above the line.
P
hoto by Paul Wright

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[Source: Paul Wright]


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