Rock Lane railway station

Former railway station on the Chester and Birkenhead railway in Birkenhead, Wirral, England

53°22′03″N 3°00′28″W / 53.3676°N 3.0079°W / 53.3676; -3.0079Grid referenceSJ330860PlatformsTwoOther informationStatusDisusedHistoryOpenedJune 1846 (1846-06)Closed1 November 1862 (1862-11-01)Original companyChester and Birkenhead RailwayPre-groupingBirkenhead Joint Railway

Rock Lane was a railway station on the Chester and Birkenhead Railway in Cheshire, England. It opened in June 1846 and closed on 1 November 1862,[1] and it consisted of two platforms (only one up to 1847).

In July 1847, the railway became part of the Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway which doubled the line, probably adding the second platform to Rock Lane at this time. In 1862, Rock Lane Station closed, to be replaced with a new station a short distance away, called Rock Ferry.

In 1891, the Birkenhead And Chester Line quadrupled the track, destroying any remains of the station.

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 198. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

Further reading

  • Subterranea Britannica's Page on Rock Lane Station
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Bebington & New Ferry
Line and station open 		  GWR & LNWR
Chester and Birkenhead Railway 		  Tranmere
Line open, station closed
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Birkenhead Railway








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