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Allerton formerly Allerton for Garston
(1864 - 2005)
Allerton station was opened by the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway as Allerton for Garston on their extension line that linked Speke with Edge Hill
The station opened on the same day as the new line on February 15 1864 with two platforms linked by a subway
By 1869, following the opening of the Ditton Junction to Weaver Junction line with its bridge across the Mersey at Runcorn Gap, the section of line on which Allerton Station stood had become an important trunk route between Liverpool and London. Allerton though was served by more local services running between Liverpool Lime Street and points to the south and to the east such as Garston Dock which opened in 1873
On July 13 1891 the line became quadruple from Wavertree to Ditton Junction and Allerton station was rebuilt as a four platform station. Three platforms which include an island platform served all four tracks. The platforms where connected to each other by a subway at the north west end of the station. Booking facilities were at street level on the west side of the line in a single-storey wooden building and facilities were also provided on the platforms including awnings to give passengers protection from the weather
Passenger services were a number of local stopping trains running between Liverpool Lime Street and Crewe, Manchester Oxford Road (via Warrington Arpley), Chester and Garston Dock
In the 1980's Allerton station was becoming neglected and services became more infrequent. In January 1978 Garston station on the former CLC main line, which was less than 300 metres away re-opened as part of the Merseyrail Northern Line. Its frequent electric train service caused passengers to desert Allerton. In the early 1990s even the Crewe service stopped serving Allerton and the hourly service between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road was all that remained
In the late 1990's, 'Merseytravel' started to think that Allerton and Garston stations could form an interchange which could serve the south of the city and the nearby Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Eventually it was decided to use the site of Allerton station and the site of the former South Liverpool Football Club ground to create a new interchange facility for trains and buses plus a park and ride facility and a connection with the Airport. On the July 30 2005 Allerton station closed to allow construction of the new interchange to be called South Parkway
The station opened on the same day as the new line on February 15 1864 with two platforms linked by a subway
By 1869, following the opening of the Ditton Junction to Weaver Junction line with its bridge across the Mersey at Runcorn Gap, the section of line on which Allerton Station stood had become an important trunk route between Liverpool and London. Allerton though was served by more local services running between Liverpool Lime Street and points to the south and to the east such as Garston Dock which opened in 1873
On July 13 1891 the line became quadruple from Wavertree to Ditton Junction and Allerton station was rebuilt as a four platform station. Three platforms which include an island platform served all four tracks. The platforms where connected to each other by a subway at the north west end of the station. Booking facilities were at street level on the west side of the line in a single-storey wooden building and facilities were also provided on the platforms including awnings to give passengers protection from the weather
Passenger services were a number of local stopping trains running between Liverpool Lime Street and Crewe, Manchester Oxford Road (via Warrington Arpley), Chester and Garston Dock
In the 1980's Allerton station was becoming neglected and services became more infrequent. In January 1978 Garston station on the former CLC main line, which was less than 300 metres away re-opened as part of the Merseyrail Northern Line. Its frequent electric train service caused passengers to desert Allerton. In the early 1990s even the Crewe service stopped serving Allerton and the hourly service between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road was all that remained
In the late 1990's, 'Merseytravel' started to think that Allerton and Garston stations could form an interchange which could serve the south of the city and the nearby Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Eventually it was decided to use the site of Allerton station and the site of the former South Liverpool Football Club ground to create a new interchange facility for trains and buses plus a park and ride facility and a connection with the Airport. On the July 30 2005 Allerton station closed to allow construction of the new interchange to be called South Parkway
