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Hadlow Road railway station was a station on the single track Hooton to West Kirby branch of the Birkenhead Railway, on the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England. The station served the village of Willaston. It may be presumed that it was named Hadlow Road to distinguish it from the pre-existing Cheshire station at the other Cheshire village of Willaston, and so named, on the line between Crewe and Nantwich. The Birkenhead Railway, owned jointly by the Great Western Railway (GWR) and London and North Western Railway (LNWR), opened a branch line from Hooton to Parkgate on 1 October 1866, which included a station at Willaston. An extension to West Kirby was completed twenty years later. The main station building is on the eastbound platform towards , whereas a smaller waiting shelter stands on the westbound platform towards . At the western end of both platforms was a level crossing with rather large gates; this was due to the angle at which the road crossed the railway lines. Hadlow Road railway station closed to passengers on 17 September 1956.〔〔 The track continued to be used for freight transportation and driver training for another six years, closing on 7 May 1962. The tracks were lifted two years later.〔〔 The route became the Wirral Way footpath and part of Wirral Country Park in 1973, which was the first such designated site in Britain. All of the station (excluding the westbound platform) has been preserved to give an authentic 1950s look〔〔 and a short section of track has been relaid in front of the eastbound platform. The signalbox is not the original, having previously been located at Hassall Green on the North Staffordshire Railway. The station is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It is one of two visitor centres on the Wirral Way, with the other at where the platforms remain in situ, but the station has not been restored. ==Proposed heritage railway== In 2012 proposals were submitted to Cheshire County Council, the owners of the southern section of the Wirral Country Park, for the re-establishment of rail services on the Wirral Way as a heritage steam railway. The proposals initially envisaged the running of steam trains from Hadlow Road to Hooton railway station where the disused platforms are still extant. It was then envisaged that the line would be extended northwards to a new station on the outskirts of Neston, giving a total running length of four miles. The diverted cycle and walking track would run alongside the railway line, in a similar way to that seen at the Avon Valley Railway. The proposal would see a direct main line connection to Merseyrail services at Hooton as well as a walking-distance connection with the Borderlands line at Neston railway station. As of 2014 there has been no news or progress reported on this proposal. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hadlow Road railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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