Saint James Railway Station, Liverpool
There are plans in place by Merseytravel and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to reopen the station. The new station is to be called Liverpool Baltic, named after the Baltic Triangle development area in which it is located.
History
The station opened on 1 March 1874 and closed on 1 January 1917.
In 1913 six people lost their lives in an accident at the station when a train ran into the back of a train standing at the southbound platform.
Parts of the station's platforms survive, as do some rooms cut into the rockface. They can be seen on Northern Line trains heading for Southport or Hunts Cross.
Reopening as Liverpool Baltic
The station site's proximity to the M&S Bank Arena, Anglican Cathedral, King's Waterfront, Cains Brewery Village and other more recent developments in the surrounding area has focused public attention on reopening it. Construction is expected to start on the new station in 2024, and the station would be open around three years later.
References
- ^ "Disused Stations: Liverpool St. James". Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ Gell 1985, p. 30.
- ^ Butt (1995), p. 203.
- ^ Quick (2009), p. 249.
- ^ Report on the 1913 St James accident, via Board of Trade
- ^ "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
- ^ Houghton, Alistair (29 November 2012). "Campaign launched to reopen Liverpool St James's Station". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ Hakimian, Rob (2 August 2022). "394 schemes to benefit from £5.7bn city transport fund". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
Bibliography
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Gell, Rob (1985). An Illustrated Survey of Liverpool's Railway Stations 1830-1985. Crosby, Merseyside: Heyday Publishing. ISBN 978-0-947562-03-8.
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
External links
- The station on a navigable Edwardian OS 6" map, via National Library of Scotland
- The station and line via Rail Map Online
- Entry on Disused Stations
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Liverpool Central High Level Line and station closed |
Cheshire Lines Committee | St Michaels Line and station open |