Index
- Liverpool to Manchester (CLC)
- Liverpool Central
- St James
- Brunswick
- St Michaels
- Otterspool
- Aigburth
- Cressington
- Garston
- Hunts Cross
- Halewood
- Hough Green
- Widnes
- Sankey
- Warrington Central
- Padgate
- Risley
- Birchwood
- Glazebrook
- Irlam
- Irlam Soap Works Halt
- Flixton
- Chassen Road
- Urmston
- Humphrey Park
- Trafford Park
- Manchester United Ground
- Free Trade Hall
- Manchester Central
- Manchester Oxford Road
Garston
(1874 - 1972 - 1978 - 2006)
Garston station was situated on what became the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) main line between Liverpool Central and Manchester Central opening on April 1 1874
The station was in a cutting and consisted of two platforms giving 3 platform faces. They had extensive canopies and were linked by a footbridge that in turn linked to a brick-built ticket office at street level
The station was served mostly by local trains operating on the main line and after 1879 to points along the CLC North Liverpool Extension Line towards Aintree Central. Located in what became an outer suburb of Liverpool the station was always busy as it was located in a fairly central location for the area's facilities which included a market and a substantial dock facility
In 1960 the few remaining services to Aintree Central ceased leaving a passenger service on that line that only went as far as Gateacre. The only service by this time that continued to service Garston was the Gateacre to Liverpool Central service. This service remained popular until it was discontinued on April 17 1972 to facilitate the construction of Liverpool's Merseyrail underground network in the city centre
Garston station closed on this date. Prior to closure the station had been allowed to fall into a poor condition. After closure it became completely derelict. At some point around 1977 the street level building was demolished. The extensive station canopies were also removed
Garston station re-opened on the January 3 1978 as a terminus station for the Merseyrail networks Northern Line extension. This had seen the line as far as Garston electrified with a third rail. Only the former Liverpool direction platform was in use. A former platform waiting room was converted into booking and waiting facilities. In its newly constituted state Garston once again became very busy. In 1983 the northern line was extended a couple of miles further east to Hunts Cross where connections with the main line where possible. The island platform was brought back into use but with only one platform face. Once again Garston became a through station
In the late 1990's Merseytravel the local authority transport authority explored the option of creating a South Liverpool Parkway station. This new facility would serve the former CLC line and the former LNWR main line to London. It was decided to locate the new station just to the east of Garston station. Its west end platform ramps would be less than 10 metres away from Garston's east end ramps. In the early part of the 21st Century work was authorised to create South Liverpool Parkway which opened on June 11 2006 and Garston closed for the second and most likely final time on the June 10 2006
The station was in a cutting and consisted of two platforms giving 3 platform faces. They had extensive canopies and were linked by a footbridge that in turn linked to a brick-built ticket office at street level
The station was served mostly by local trains operating on the main line and after 1879 to points along the CLC North Liverpool Extension Line towards Aintree Central. Located in what became an outer suburb of Liverpool the station was always busy as it was located in a fairly central location for the area's facilities which included a market and a substantial dock facility
In 1960 the few remaining services to Aintree Central ceased leaving a passenger service on that line that only went as far as Gateacre. The only service by this time that continued to service Garston was the Gateacre to Liverpool Central service. This service remained popular until it was discontinued on April 17 1972 to facilitate the construction of Liverpool's Merseyrail underground network in the city centre
Garston station closed on this date. Prior to closure the station had been allowed to fall into a poor condition. After closure it became completely derelict. At some point around 1977 the street level building was demolished. The extensive station canopies were also removed
Garston station re-opened on the January 3 1978 as a terminus station for the Merseyrail networks Northern Line extension. This had seen the line as far as Garston electrified with a third rail. Only the former Liverpool direction platform was in use. A former platform waiting room was converted into booking and waiting facilities. In its newly constituted state Garston once again became very busy. In 1983 the northern line was extended a couple of miles further east to Hunts Cross where connections with the main line where possible. The island platform was brought back into use but with only one platform face. Once again Garston became a through station
In the late 1990's Merseytravel the local authority transport authority explored the option of creating a South Liverpool Parkway station. This new facility would serve the former CLC line and the former LNWR main line to London. It was decided to locate the new station just to the east of Garston station. Its west end platform ramps would be less than 10 metres away from Garston's east end ramps. In the early part of the 21st Century work was authorised to create South Liverpool Parkway which opened on June 11 2006 and Garston closed for the second and most likely final time on the June 10 2006
