Blundellsands & Crosby railway station
Blundellsands & Crosby railway station is a railway station in the Blundellsands area of Merseyside, England. It also serves the adjacent town of Crosby. It is situated on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network.
History
Blundellsands & Crosby railway station opened on 24 July 1848 as Crosby when the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway opened its line from to.The station was situated on the north side of Warren House lane which was crossed using a level crossing,
In 1852, the station was moved north to the south side of the newly built Blundellsands Road which was also crossed via a level crossing. This station was constructed from some of the materials from the recently closed opening on 1 June.
In 1850, the LC&SR had been authorised to lease, sell or transfer itself to the L&YR and on 14 June 1855 the L&YR purchased and took over the LC&SR.
The station was relocated again in 1865 to the north side of Blundellsands Road when it was renamed Blundellsands for Crosby, in November 1865 it was renamed Blundellsands & Crosby.
The station was extensively rebuilt in 1882. There were two platforms with substantial awnings. The down side buildings were of brick and stone construction whilst the up side were wooden.
There was a goods and coal yard situated behind the down platform, it was equipped with a four ton crane. and there were additional sidings on the up side of the line.
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway amalgamated with the London and North Western Railway on 1 January 1922 and in turn was Grouped into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. Nationalisation followed in 1948.
The goods yard closed on 6 January 1964.
In 1978 the station became part of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line.