Allerton railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Allerton


manager = Northern Rail
locale = Garston
borough = Liverpool
pte = Merseytravel
zone = C
years = 15 February 1864
events = Station opens
years1 = ?
events1 = Station renamed Allerton for Garston and Woolton
years2 = ?
events2 = Station renamed Allerton
years3 = 30 July 2005
events3 = Station closed
platforms = 2
usage0405 = 0.011

:"This article is about a former railway station in England. For the similarly named station in The Bronx, New York City, see Allerton Avenue (IRT White Plains Road Line).

Allerton railway station was a railway station on the City Line of the Merseyrail network, located in the suburbs of Liverpool, England. It opened on 15 February 1864 with the opening of the St Helens Railway's extension to Edge Hill. [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/a/allerton/index.shtml Disused Railway stations] ]

Despite the name, it was not located in the suburb of Allerton, but in neighbouring Garston. The station was located at the junction of the routes from Liverpool to Manchester and Crewe.

Prior to closure, the station was served by the hourly Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Oxford Road service. A stopping service to Crewe ran for many years, but was withdrawn in the early 1990s.

Allerton lost much of its traffic in 1978 when the nearby Garston station reopened on Merseyrail's Northern Line, offering a faster, more frequent service to Liverpool Central.

Despite the low passenger numbers, the station retained a staffed booking office - open all day when trains were running - in accordance with the policy of the local PTE, Merseytravel.

The station closed to passengers on 30 July, 2005 [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/a/allerton/index.shtml Disused Railway stations] ] and underwent a complete rebuild, reopening on 11 June, 2006 as Liverpool South Parkway. The original station buildings were demolished, and the subway linking the platforms, located at the Liverpool end of the station was filled in. A new, modern structure of glass and steel has been built, with a footbridge over the platforms at the south end of the station.

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