Rice Lane railway station
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Rice Lane railway station is a railway station in Liverpool
, England
, located to the north of the city centre in the Walton
district. It is on the Kirkby
branch of the Merseyrail
network's Northern Line
.
The station was opened on 20 November 1848, and was known as Preston Road until 14 May 1984.
, and every 30 minutes at other times.
The station's name was changed in the 1980s not because of any changes in the road network, which had remained unchanged for over 50 years but because the name harked back to when it was opened in 1848. The station was built in open country side where the railway line crossed the Liverpool to Preston Turnpike Road "the Preston Road". With the coming of the railway, came residential development and commuting into Liverpool. Even then that part of turnpike road was called Rice Lane, after a local land owner.
In the 1980s the local Rice Lane Community Association persuaded Ken Swallow, the Director General of the local Passenger Transport Executive, that it would be sensible to have a station name that reflected the actual street name. Rice Lane Community Association sponsored the renaming of the station, and had a commemorative plaque erected, which sadly was stolen a few years later.
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
England
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, located to the north of the city centre in the Walton
Walton, Merseyside
Walton, originally known as Walton-on-the-Hill, in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, is an area situated to the north of Anfield and the east of Bootle and Orrell Park. It is largely residential, with a diverse population.-History:...
district. It is on the Kirkby
Kirkby railway station
Kirkby railway station is situated in Kirkby, Merseyside, England. The station is an interchange between Merseyrail services from Liverpool Central and Northern Rail services from Manchester Victoria via Wigan Wallgate....
branch of the Merseyrail
Merseyrail
Merseyrail is a train operating company and commuter rail network in the United Kingdom, centred on Liverpool, Merseyside. The network is predominantly electric with diesel trains running on the City Line. Two City Line branches are currently being electrified on the overhead wire AC system with...
network's Northern Line
Northern Line (Merseyrail)
The Northern Line is one of the two commuter rail lines operated by Merseyrail in Merseyside, England. The other line is the Wirral Line. A third line of the Merseyrail Network, the City Line, is not owned or operated by Merseyrail, although funded by Merseytravel.The Northern Line passes...
.
The station was opened on 20 November 1848, and was known as Preston Road until 14 May 1984.
Services
Trains operate every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime) between Kirkby and Liverpool CentralLiverpool Central railway station
Liverpool Central railway station is a railway station in Liverpool, England, and forms the central hub of the Merseyrail network, being on both the Northern Line and the Wirral Line. In the years 2008/09, Liverpool Central station was shown to be the busiest station in Liverpool, despite being...
, and every 30 minutes at other times.
The station's name was changed in the 1980s not because of any changes in the road network, which had remained unchanged for over 50 years but because the name harked back to when it was opened in 1848. The station was built in open country side where the railway line crossed the Liverpool to Preston Turnpike Road "the Preston Road". With the coming of the railway, came residential development and commuting into Liverpool. Even then that part of turnpike road was called Rice Lane, after a local land owner.
In the 1980s the local Rice Lane Community Association persuaded Ken Swallow, the Director General of the local Passenger Transport Executive, that it would be sensible to have a station name that reflected the actual street name. Rice Lane Community Association sponsored the renaming of the station, and had a commemorative plaque erected, which sadly was stolen a few years later.
External links
- Station information from Merseyrail