Birkenhead Grange Lane
General information
LocationBirkenhead, Wirral
England
Coordinates53°23′23″N 3°00′59″W / 53.3896°N 3.0165°W / 53.3896; -3.0165
Grid referenceSJ324885
Platforms1[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyChester and Birkenhead Railway
Key dates
23 September 1840 (1840-09-23)Opened[1][2]
23 October 1844Closed[1]

Birkenhead Grange Lane was a railway station in Birkenhead, England. On opening, the station was the northern terminus of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway. The station was opened in 1840,[1][2] and closed to passengers in 1844 but the site remained in use for goods until the 1970s.[1]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bebington[3]
Line and station open
  Chester and Birkenhead Railway   Terminus
Line and station closed

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Station Name: Birkenhead Grange Lane". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 Maund 2000, p. 10
  3. Maund 2000, p. 9

Sources

  • Maund, T.B. (2000). The Birkenhead Railway (LMS & GW joint). RCTS. ISBN 9780901115874. OCLC 49815012.


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