Walton & Anfield railway station

Walton & Anfield railway station was located near Goodison Park on the Canada Dock Branch to east side of Walton Lane in Walton, Liverpool, England.

Walton and Anfield
LocationWalton, Liverpool
England
Coordinates53.4428°N 2.9606°W / 53.4428; -2.9606
Grid referenceSJ363944
Line(s)Canada Dock Branch
Platforms2[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon & North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon & North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1870 (1870-07-01)Opened as Walton for Aintree
1 January 1910Renamed Walton & Anfield
31 May 1948 (1948-05-31)Closed[2]

History

The station opened on 1 July 1870 and closed to passengers on 31 May 1948.

The site came to national attention in 1993 for being near to the scene where the toddler James Bulger was found dead, after having been abducted and murdered by two boys.

Merseytravel have held talks about re-opening the Canada Dock Branch to passengers.[3]

In 2017 traces of the platforms could still be seen. Freight trains to and from Seaforth Dock still pass through the station site. It was announced in December 2019 that Liverpool City Council had commissioned a feasibility study to see about reopening the Canada Dock Branch to passenger traffic.[4]

References
  1. Gell 1985, Alphabetically under W.
  2. Butt 1995, p. 240.
  3. "Chapter 15: The Enhanced Programme - Major Schemes" (PDF). Transport Merseyside. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
  4. Tyrrell, Nick (17 December 2019). "Work starts to figure out if Anfield train station could be built". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

Sources
  • 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.
  • Gell, Rob (1985). An Illustrated Survey of Liverpool's Railway Stations 1830-1985. Crosby, Merseyside: Heyday Publishing. ISBN 978-0-947562-03-8.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Spellow
Line and station closed		   London and North Western Railway
Canada Dock Branch		   Breck Road
Line and station closed


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