Wavertree railway station

Not to be confused with Wavertree Technology Park railway station or Wavertree Lane railway station.

Wavertree railway station was a station in Wavertree, Liverpool, England.

Wavertree Railway Station
General information
Location	Wavertree, Liverpool England
Coordinates	53.3967°N 2.9283°W / 53.3967; -2.9283
Grid reference	SJ382893
Platforms	4
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 September 1870	Opened
5 August 1958	Closed

History

The station opened on 1 September 1870 by the London and North Western Railway. The line was quadrupled as far as Ditton Junction on 13 July 1891, when the station entrance was moved and the station itself may have been rebuilt. The station had a substantial booking office at street level on the west side of the line and on the south side of Wellington Road. A subway connected to four platforms situated on an embankment well above street level. The platforms had timber-built waiting facilities. The station closed on 5 August 1958^[1] shortly before the line was electrified. No trace of the station remains at track level.^[2]

The station was listed for potential reopening in the 2006-2011 Merseyside Local Transport Plan. ^[3] However it failed to appear in the 2018 Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Rail Strategy document, which continues to list the neighbouring disused Sefton Park station for reopening. ^[4]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Edge Hill Line and station open		London and North Western Railway St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway		Sefton Park Line open, station closed