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Kirkdale formerly Bootle Lane
(1848 - )


Kirkdale station, originally opened as Bootle Lane, was built by the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway and Liverpool and Bury Railway at the start of their joint line into Liverpool, opening in 1848 with 2 platforms and 5 tunnels

On February 1 1876, Bootle Lane station was renamed as Kirkdale

The station was extensively refurbished in 2000 to provide an improved footbridge, new lifts on both platforms and there are shelters, customer information screens and timetable poster boards on each platform. Train running information is also offered by automated announcements. The station is staffed









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