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Ford
(1906 -1951)
Ford station was located on the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway’s (LYR) North Mersey Branch which ran from Fazakerley Junction, on the Liverpool Exchange to Wigan Line, to Gladstone Dock,
The station was also served by trains running between Aintree Sefton Arms and Gladstone Dock from from September 1914
Ford station opened June 1 1906. It was located on the east side of what became Netherton Way which passed over the line on a bridge
The main line was double track but there were also numerous sidings at Ford which formed part of the Aintree Sorting Sidings complex
The station was provided with two timber platforms and the eastbound platform had a simple timber waiting shelter. A footbridge provided a link to the westbound platform which was sandwiched between the main line and the area of sidings. There was also a simple wooden waiting shelter on the westbound platform
The LMS withdrew the Gladstone Dock service on July 7 1924 leaving Ford with only the services to Liverpool Exchange and to Aintree Sefton Arms. In the summer of 1932 the LMS provided Ford with twenty two trains to Liverpool Exchange and twenty trains to Aintree Sefton Arms
British Railways discontinued the electric service through Ford on April 2 1951 and the station closed completely. The line remained electrified for the movement of rolling stock and to allow the Liverpool Overhead Railway (LOR) Grand National services to run once per year which ceased in 1956 when the LOR was closed in its entirety
The demolition of Ford Station was completed on May 1 1959 leaving no trace of it but the line through Ford still survived in 2014 but in very poor condition
Ford station opened June 1 1906. It was located on the east side of what became Netherton Way which passed over the line on a bridge
The main line was double track but there were also numerous sidings at Ford which formed part of the Aintree Sorting Sidings complex
The station was provided with two timber platforms and the eastbound platform had a simple timber waiting shelter. A footbridge provided a link to the westbound platform which was sandwiched between the main line and the area of sidings. There was also a simple wooden waiting shelter on the westbound platform
The LMS withdrew the Gladstone Dock service on July 7 1924 leaving Ford with only the services to Liverpool Exchange and to Aintree Sefton Arms. In the summer of 1932 the LMS provided Ford with twenty two trains to Liverpool Exchange and twenty trains to Aintree Sefton Arms
British Railways discontinued the electric service through Ford on April 2 1951 and the station closed completely. The line remained electrified for the movement of rolling stock and to allow the Liverpool Overhead Railway (LOR) Grand National services to run once per year which ceased in 1956 when the LOR was closed in its entirety
The demolition of Ford Station was completed on May 1 1959 leaving no trace of it but the line through Ford still survived in 2014 but in very poor condition
