Rock Lane railway station

Former railway station on the Chester and Birkenhead railway in Birkenhead, Wirral, England

Rock Lane

General information
Location| Rock Ferry, Wirral
England
Coordinates| 53°22′03″N 3°00′28″W﻿ / ﻿53.3676°N 3.0079°W﻿ / 53.3676; -3.0079
Grid reference| SJ330860
Platforms| Two
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Opened| June 1846 (1846-06)
Closed| 1 November 1862 (1862-11-01)
Original company| Chester and Birkenhead Railway
Pre-grouping| Birkenhead Joint Railway

Rock Lane was a railway station on the Chester and Birkenhead Railway in Cheshire, England. It opened in June 1846 and closed on 1 November 1862,[1] and it consisted of two platforms (only one up to 1847).

In July 1847, the railway became part of the Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway which doubled the line, probably adding the second platform to Rock Lane at this time. In 1862, Rock Lane Station closed, to be replaced with a new station a short distance away, called Rock Ferry.

In 1891, the Birkenhead And Chester Line quadrupled the track, destroying any remains of the station.

## References

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1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 198\. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

## Further reading

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* Subterranea Britannica's Page on Rock Lane Station

Preceding station  | Historical railways | Following station

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Bebington & New Ferry
Line and station open |  | GWR & LNWR
Chester and Birkenhead Railway |  | Tranmere
Line open, station closed

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