Walton on the Hill railway station

{{Short description|Former railway station on the North Liverpool Extension Line in Liverpool, England}}

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{{Infobox station

| name = Walton on the Hill

| status = Disused

| image =

| borough = Walton, Liverpool

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.4479|-2.9651|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SJ360951|25|SJ360951}}

| platforms = 2{{sfn|Bolger|1984|pp=80-81}}{{sfn|Pixton|2007|p=56}}{{sfn|Gell|1985}}

| line = North Liverpool Extension Line

| original = Cheshire Lines Committee

| pregroup = Cheshire Lines Committee

| years = 1 December 1879

| events = Station opened

| years1 = 1 January 1918

| events1 = Station closed to passengers

| years2 = 9 September 1968

| events2 = Station closed completely{{sfn|Bolger|1984|pp=8-9}}{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=240}}

}}

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Walton on the Hill railway station was located on the Huskisson branch of the North Liverpool Extension Line at the junction of Rice Lane and Queens Drive in Walton, Liverpool, England.

The station opened on 1 December 1879. It closed to passengers on 1 January 1918 but continued as a public goods station for a further fifty years, closing completely on 9 September 1968. The through tracks were not lifted until 1980.

References

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  • {{cite book |last=Bolger |first=Paul |title=An Illustrated History of the Cheshire Lines Committee |year=1984 |publisher=Heyday Publishing Company |location=Crosby, Merseyside |isbn=978-0-947562-00-7 }}
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  • {{cite book |first=Rob |last=Gell |title=An Illustrated Survey of Liverpool's Railway Stations 1830-1985 |year=1985 |publisher=Heyday Publishing |location=Crosby, Merseyside |isbn=978-0-947562-03-8 }}
  • {{cite book |last=Pixton |first=Bob |title=Liverpool Manchester 2:Cheshire Lines |year=2007 |publisher=Kestrel Railway Books |location=Southampton |isbn=978-1-905505-03-6 }}

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