Parkside | |
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General information | |
Location | Newton-le-Willows, St Helens England |
Coordinates | 53°27′22″N 2°35′22″W / 53.456°N 2.5895°W |
Grid reference | SJ609956 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Liverpool and Manchester Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Key dates | |
17 September 1830 | Opened |
31 October 1838 | Relocated |
1 May 1878 | 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.