Gateacre railway station
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Gateacre railway station was a station located on the North Liverpool Extension Line
on the north side of Belle Vale Road, Gateacre
, Liverpool
. It is sometimes reported as Gateacre & Woolton.
The station closed to passengers on 15 April 1972. It was planned that the station would reopen as the southern terminus of Merseyrail
's Northern Line
. This never occurred with Hunts Cross station becoming the terminus. The tracks were used for freight trains to Liverpool Docks not being lifted until early 1979.
The station was located near the bottom of Gateacre Brow near The Black Bull public house, to the north of the railway bridge which is still in place.
North Liverpool Extension Line
The North Liverpool Extension Line is a now-disused railway line in Liverpool, England. The line was to be the eastern section of the Merseyrail Outer Loop...
on the north side of Belle Vale Road, Gateacre
Gateacre
Gateacre is a district of Liverpool, England, located approximately from the city centre. It is bordered by Childwall, Woolton and Belle Vale...
, Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
. It is sometimes reported as Gateacre & Woolton.
The station closed to passengers on 15 April 1972. It was planned that the station would reopen as the southern terminus of Merseyrail
Merseyrail
Merseyrail is a train operating company and commuter rail network in the United Kingdom, centred on Liverpool, Merseyside. The network is predominantly electric with diesel trains running on the City Line. Two City Line branches are currently being electrified on the overhead wire AC system with...
's Northern Line
Northern Line (Merseyrail)
The Northern Line is one of the two commuter rail lines operated by Merseyrail in Merseyside, England. The other line is the Wirral Line. A third line of the Merseyrail Network, the City Line, is not owned or operated by Merseyrail, although funded by Merseytravel.The Northern Line passes...
. This never occurred with Hunts Cross station becoming the terminus. The tracks were used for freight trains to Liverpool Docks not being lifted until early 1979.
The station was located near the bottom of Gateacre Brow near The Black Bull public house, to the north of the railway bridge which is still in place.