Crown Street railway station
Former railway terminus in Liverpool, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Crown Street railway station was the Liverpool terminus railway station of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in Liverpool, England, it opened on 15 September 1830. The station was one of the world's first on an inter-city passenger railway in which all services were operated by mechanical traction.
Crown Street | |
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General information | |
Location | England |
Coordinates | 53.40037°N 2.95720°W / 53.40037; -2.95720 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Liverpool and Manchester Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
15 September 1830 (1830-09-15) | Opened as Liverpool |
15 August 1836 (1836-08-15) | Closed to passenger traffic |
1972 | Closed to freight traffic |
The station was only used for passengers for six years before being replaced by Lime Street which was closer to Liverpool City centre.
The station was demolished as the site was converted into a coal and goods yard which remained in use until 1972. The location of the station is now a park with little trace of any railway facilities.