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972:Liverpool, Southport and
766:Lancashire Union Railway
600:Cheshire Lines Committee
175:22 August 1851
1311:List of closed stations
1215:West Lancashire Railway
1027:St Helens Central (GCR)
756:Southport London Street
748:East Lancashire Railway
345:Gahan, John W. (1985).
718:Birkenhead Monks Ferry
713:Birkenhead Grange Lane
152:21 July 1848
1318:List of open stations
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633:Garston (Merseyside)
590:Walton & Anfield
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1125:Church Road Garston
1112:Runcorn Gap Railway
1057:North Mersey Branch
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668:Sefton and Maghull
658:Liverpool St James
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68:Coordinates
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1130:Clock Face
688:West Derby
663:Otterspool
648:Knotty Ash
560:Breck Road
490:Kirby Park
464:Merseyside
296:Gahan 1985
271:References
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216:Merseyside
179:1851-08-22
156:1848-07-21
77:53°38′30″N
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