Ford (Sefton) railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Ford
manager = Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
locale = Netherton
borough = Sefton
platforms = 2
owner = British Railways
code =
years = 1 June 1906 2 April 1951
1956
events = Opened Closed (regular services) Closed (all services)
latitude =
longitude =
gridref = SJ355974

Ford railway station was a station located on the North Mersey Branch at East of Netherton Way A5038, north Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It opened for service on June 1 1906 and closed on April 2 1951. Passenger trains then only ran once a year on this line, transporting passengers for the Grand National, although this service also ceased in 1956. Demolition of Ford Station was completed on 1 May 1959.

Reopening proposals

This section of the line still exists, although has no passenger services running and is no longer electrified, with the only trains running being for engineer access to the Ormskirk line. Plans to open this section as part of Merseyrail's Northern Line have been put forward in Sefton's transport plan, with the first details to emerge about it's possible reopening being published by the media on 28 February 2008. The Crosby Herald newspaper reported that the line could be reopened in conjunction with Liverpool FC's new stadium, to provide additional transport links via the town of Litherland, likely to cost millions. [http://icseftonandwestlancs.icnetwork.co.uk/crosbyherald/news/tm_headline=litherland-in-line-for-new-station%26method=full%26objectid=20532782%26siteid=60252-name_page.html Litherland in line for a new station] ]

ee also

* Ford district

References

External links

* [http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/f/ford Ford railway station at Disused Stations]

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