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Former railway station on the Chester and Birkenhead railway in Birkenhead, Wirral, England

Rock Lane
General information
LocationRock Ferry, Wirral
England
Coordinates53°22′03″N 3°00′28″W / 53.3676°N 3.0079°W / 53.3676; -3.0079
Grid referenceSJ330860
PlatformsTwo
Other information
StatusDisused
History
OpenedJune 1846 (1846-06)
Closed1 November 1862 (1862-11-01)
Original companyChester and Birkenhead Railway
Pre-groupingBirkenhead Joint Railway

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, 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
  Tranmere
Line open, station closed
Closed railway stations in Merseyside
Birkenhead Railway







Canada Dock Branch
Cheshire Lines Committee
Chester and
Birkenhead Railway
East Lancashire Railway
Lancashire Union Railway
Liverpool and
Manchester Railway
Liverpool, Crosby and
Southport Railway
Liverpool Overhead Railway
Liverpool, Southport and
Preston Junction Railway
Liverpool, St Helens and
South Lancashire Railway
Mersey Docks and
Harbour Board
North Mersey Branch
North Wales and
Liverpool Railway
St Helens and
Runcorn Gap Railway
West Lancashire Railway
Wirral Railway
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