Liverpool Exchange
The Facade of Liverpool Exchange Station frozen in time two years after the final train had departed in April 1977. The closed iron gates at the entrance are the only tell-tale sign that the terminus is not open for business. Built by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and opening in 1888, Exchange replaced the old Tithebarn Street Station. The line from Exchange to Southport was electrified in March 1904 and was the worlds first inter-urban electric railway. The line from Sandhills to Ormskirk was electrified in 1913. The overall roof was badly damaged in the Liverpool Blitz of 1941 and parts of the structure were never repaired. It was a station of immense character even at the end of its life when only a handful of the platforms were in regular use. The nearby sub-surface Moorfields Station on the Northern Line effectively replaced Exchange.
Liverpool Exchange
The Facade of Liverpool Exchange Station frozen in time two years after the final train had departed in April 1977. The closed iron gates at the entrance are the only tell-tale sign that the terminus is not open for business. Built by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and opening in 1888, Exchange replaced the old Tithebarn Street Station. The line from Exchange to Southport was electrified in March 1904 and was the worlds first inter-urban electric railway. The line from Sandhills to Ormskirk was electrified in 1913. The overall roof was badly damaged in the Liverpool Blitz of 1941 and parts of the structure were never repaired. It was a station of immense character even at the end of its life when only a handful of the platforms were in regular use. The nearby sub-surface Moorfields Station on the Northern Line effectively replaced Exchange.