The Langton Branch was built in 1885 by the Midland Railway

Midland Railway

The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....

. This branch went from the Cheshire Lines Committee

Cheshire Lines Committee

The Cheshire Lines Committee was the second largest joint railway in Great Britain, with 143 route miles. Despite its name, approximately 55% of its system was in Lancashire. In its publicity material it was often styled as the Cheshire Lines Railway...

's North Liverpool Extension Line

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...

 at Fazakerley Junction to Langton Goods station, with a spur to North Mersey Goods

North Mersey railway goods station

North Mersey was a goods terminus on the North Mersey Branch. It closed in 1973....

. A second short spur, the Linacre Gas Works Branch, which was added later, ran from the Langton Branch Junction.

It was taken out of service 26 April 1968 and the lines were removed by August 1969. The line from Langton Goods to North Mersey Goods was used until July 1970.

Route

• Fazakerley Junction on North Liverpool Extension Line
  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...
  
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• Langton Branch Junction to Lancashire Tar Distillers Siding and Linacre Branch (Linacre Gas Works Branch)(LGW)
• Langton Goods.
• North Mersey Goods high level
  North Mersey railway goods station
  North Mersey was a goods terminus on the North Mersey Branch. It closed in 1973....
  
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External links

• Do photographs exist of Langton Branch Junction?