Allerton railway station

Allerton railway station was a railway station on the City Line of the Merseyrail network, located in the suburbs of Liverpool, England.

Not to be confused with Allerton Avenue (IRT White Plains Road Line), New York.

Allerton
LocationGarston, Liverpool
England
Grid referenceSJ408849
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingNorthern
Key dates
15 February 1864Opened as Allerton
?Renamed Allerton for Garston and Woolton
6 May 1974[1]Renamed Allerton
30 July 2005Closed
11 June 2006Reopened as Liverpool South Parkway
Passengers
2004/050.011 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

It opened on 15 February 1864 with the opening of the St Helens Railway's extension to Edge Hill.[2]

Despite the name, it was not located in the suburb of Allerton, but in neighbouring Garston. The station was located at the Allerton Junction of the routes from Liverpool to Manchester and Crewe.

A 1913 Railway Clearing House map (left) of railways in the vicinity of Allerton

Prior to closure, the station was served by the hourly Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Oxford Road service. A stopping service to Crewe ran for many years, but was withdrawn in the early 1990s.

Allerton lost much of its traffic in 1978 when the nearby Garston station reopened on Merseyrail's Northern Line, offering a faster, more frequent service to Liverpool Central.

Despite the low passenger numbers, the station retained a staffed booking office - open all day when trains were running - in accordance with the policy of the local PTE, Merseytravel.

Closure

The station closed to passengers on 30 July 2005[2] and underwent a complete rebuild, reopening on 11 June 2006 as Liverpool South Parkway. The original station buildings were demolished, and the subway linking the platforms, located at the Liverpool end of the station was filled in. A new, modern structure of glass and steel has been built, with a footbridge over the platforms at the south end of the station.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Hunts Cross   Northern
Liverpool to Manchester Line
(Station replaced by Liverpool South Parkway)		   West Allerton
  Historical railways  
Speke
Line open, station closed		   LNWR   West Allerton
Line and station open
Disused railways
Church Road Garston
Line and station closed		   LNWR
St Helens Railway		   West Allerton
Line and station open

See also

References
  1. Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
  2. "SB-Sites: Allerton Station". Subterranea Britannica "Disused Stations" website. Nick Catford. 9 March 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
  • 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 (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

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