Headbolt Lane railway station
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Headbolt Lane is a proposed new railway station in the Northwood area of Kirkby
, Merseyside
, England
. As part of the planned extension of Merseyrail
's Northern Line
along the Kirkby Branch Line
, the station is expected to provide "turn-back" platforms for interchange between Merseyrail electric and Northern Rail
diesel services, replacing the existing transfer facilities at Kirkby station
.
According to Network Rail
's Strategic Development Plan for Merseyrail, the station is expected to be constructed "in CP4 [2009-2014] as a scheme fully funded by outside parties.
Plans for the station were originally drawn up as part of the electrification of the Kirkby-Kirkdale branch in the 1970s, but were never put into action due to financial constraints.
Kirkby
Kirkby is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in the metropolitan county of Merseyside in England. The town was developed from the 1950s through 1970s as a means to house the overspill of Liverpool. It is situated roughly north of Huyton, the administrative HQ of the borough and about...
, Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. As part of the planned extension 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...
along the Kirkby Branch Line
Kirkby Branch Line
The Kirkby Branch Line is a railway line in England, running from Wigan in Greater Manchester to Kirkby in Merseyside. Now a partly single-track route with an hourly diesel service operated by Northern Rail, the line was once part of a mainline route from Manchester to Liverpool operated by the...
, the station is expected to provide "turn-back" platforms for interchange between Merseyrail electric and Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
diesel services, replacing the existing transfer facilities at Kirkby station
Kirkby railway station
Kirkby railway station is situated in Kirkby, Merseyside, England. The station is an interchange between Merseyrail services from Liverpool Central and Northern Rail services from Manchester Victoria via Wigan Wallgate....
.
According to Network Rail
Network Rail
Network Rail is the government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain .; it is not responsible for railway infrastructure in Northern Ireland...
's Strategic Development Plan for Merseyrail, the station is expected to be constructed "in CP4 [2009-2014] as a scheme fully funded by outside parties.
Plans for the station were originally drawn up as part of the electrification of the Kirkby-Kirkdale branch in the 1970s, but were never put into action due to financial constraints.