Bootle Balliol Road railway station

Balliol Road railway station was on the Alexandra Dock Branch, Bootle, Merseyside, England, it opened on 5 September 1881^[2] and closed to passengers on 31 May 1948. Goods trains to and from Seaforth Dock still pass through the station site.

Bootle Balliol Road
Balliol Road's platforms would have ended just before the tunnel
General information
Location	Bootle, Sefton England
Coordinates	53.4448°N 2.9948°W / 53.4448; -2.9948
Grid reference	SJ 340 946
Platforms	2[1]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
5 September 1881 (1881-09-05)	Opened as Balliol Road
1 January 1891	Renamed Bootle Balliol Road
31 May 1948	Last passenger train called
26 February 1949	Officially closed

References

1. Gell 1985, Alphabetically under B.
2. Butt1995, p. 24.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
• Gell, Rob (1985). An Illustrated Survey of Liverpool's Railway Stations 1830-1985. Crosby, Merseyside: Heyday Publishing. ISBN 978-0-947562-03-8.

External links

• The station's history Disused Stations
• The station and local lines on multiple maps Rail Maps Online
• The station on a 25" Edwardian OS Map National Library of Scotland
• The station on line SCT2, with mileages Railway Codes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Alexandra Dock Line and station closed		London and North Western Railway Alexandra Dock Branch		Spellow Line and station closed