Seacombe railway station
Seacombe railway station was a
railway station located in
Wallasey,
Merseyside. It was the terminus of a small branch line that ran from Seacombe Junction to the Ferry Terminal of the same name, adjacent to the
River Mersey. It was opened on
1 June,
1895 as part of the
Wirral Railway, with only one other station (
Liscard and Poulton) on the stretch of line. The station's single platform was largely of timber construction with a small wooden waiting shelter near the exit. An additional platform was on the site, but was never used as the adjacent line was for the turning round of steam locomotives.
In
1901 Seacombe became
Seacombe & Egremont, then reverted back to its original name in
1953. The station saw regular passenger trips to
Birkenhead,
New Brighton and
Chester with occasional specials to
Wrexham and
West Kirby. However, the line was more focused on goods rather than passengers, so when the majority of the Wirral Railway was electrified in
1938 the Seacombe branch was omitted. Passenger services ended on
4 January,
1960, although goods services continued for three further years until the station closed completely on
16 June,
1963.
The cutting in which the line was situated is now the approach road to the
Kingsway (Wallasey) Tunnel. Traces of the immediate approach to the station can be found at the rear of the
supermarket car park in Church Road in the form of bridge stonework and a small section of sandstone wall at the roundabout facing the Seacombe Ferry Terminal.
Liscard and Poulton railway station*
Disused Stations entry for Seacombe & Egremont
