Parkside railway station (Merseyside)

Parkside
General information
LocationNewton-le-Willows, St Helens
England
Coordinates53°27′22″N 2°35′22″W / 53.456°N 2.5895°W / 53.456; -2.5895
Grid referenceSJ609956
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLiverpool and Manchester Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Key dates
17 September 1830 (1830-09-17)Opened
31 October 1838Relocated
1 May 1878 (1878-05-01)Closed

Parkside railway station was an original station on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. It then became the interchange station between lines when the Wigan Branch Railway opened in 1832, moving to the physical junction of the two lines in 1838. The station continued as an interchange until being by-passed in 1847 when a west curve was opened to facilitate north–south links that did not go through the station. Traffic declined further after the Winwick cut-off opened in 1864 leading to closure in 1878.