Liverpool St James railway station

Liverpool St James
General information
LocationToxteth, Liverpool
England
Coordinates53°23′39″N 2°58′35″W / 53.3943°N 2.9764°W / 53.3943; -2.9764
Grid referenceSJ 351 890
Platforms2[1][2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCheshire Lines Committee
Pre-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 March 1874 (1874-03-01)Opened
1 January 1917 (1917-01-01)Closed

Liverpool St James station in Liverpool, England, was a railway station situated on the old Cheshire Lines Committee line from Liverpool Central between Central and Brunswick stations. The station was the penultimate station before Central terminal station competing with new electric trams. This line is now a part of the busy Merseyrail's Northern Line from Southport, Kirkby, Ormskirk branches to Hunts Cross. The station is located in a deep cutting between two tunnels at the junction of Parliament Street and St. James' Place, opposite St James' Church.

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.

  1. ^ "Disused Stations: Liverpool St. James". Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  2. ^ Gell 1985, p. 30.