Rock Lane railway station

Rock Lane
Location
Place Rock Ferry
Area Wirral
Coordinates 53°22′03″N 3°00′28″W / 53.3676°N 3.0079°W / 53.3676; -3.0079Coordinates: 53°22′03″N 3°00′28″W / 53.3676°N 3.0079°W / 53.3676; -3.0079
Grid reference SJ330860
Operations
Original company Chester and Birkenhead Railway
Pre-grouping Birkenhead Joint Railway
Platforms Two
History
Key dates Opened June 1846 (1846-06)
Closed 1 November 1862 (1862-11-01)
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Rock Lane was a railway station on the Chester and Birkenhead Railway in Cheshire, England. It opened in June 1846 and closed on 1 November 1862,[1] and it consisted of two platforms (only one up to 1847).

In July 1847, the railway became part of the Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway which doubled the line, probably adding the second platform to Rock Lane at this time. In 1862, Rock Lane Station closed, to be replaced with a new station a short distance away, called Rock Ferry.

In 1891, the Birkenhead And Chester Line quadrupled the track, destroying any remains of the station.

References

  1. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 198. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

Further reading

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Bebington & New Ferry
Line and station open		   GWR & LNWR
Chester and Birkenhead Railway		   Rock Ferry
Line and station open
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