Birkdale Palace railway station

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Birkdale Palace
Remains of the station in 1964
General information
Location	Birkdale, Sefton England
Coordinates	53°38′20″N 3°01′37″W / 53.6388°N 3.0269°W / 53.6388; -3.0269
Grid reference	SD322163
Platforms	2 (island)[1]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway
Pre-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Post-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 September 1884	Station opened
1 January 1917	Station closed
1 April 1919	Station reopened
7 January 1952	Station closed to passengers[2]
7 July 1952	Station closed completely[3]

v t e Cheshire Lines Committee
Legend
Merseyside Lines
Southport Lord Street Birkdale Palace to Southport Ainsdale Ainsdale Beach Northern line Woodvale Freshfield to Liverpool Central Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway Barton Mossbridge Hillhouse Junction Altcar and Hillhouse Lydiate Sefton and Maghull to Ormskirk Old Roan Aintree Junction Southport Junction Aintree Central Aintree Northern line Warbreck Orrell Park Walton to Kirkby Rice Lane to Liverpool Central Fazakerley Junctions Walton on the Hill Huskisson Clubmoor West Derby Knotty Ash & Stanley Broad Green City Line Childwall Gateacre Northern line Liverpool Central Liverpool Central High Level St James Brunswick (original) Egerton Street Junction Brunswick St Michaels Otterspool Aigburth Cressington to Lime Street Garston Liverpool South Parkway Hunts Cross West Junction Hunts Cross to Manchester Central

Birkdale Palace railway station was located in Birkdale, Lancashire, England. The station was opened by the Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway in 1884 and closed in 1952.