Parkside railway station

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Parkside railway station was a former railway stop near Liverpool, England, historically notable as the site of the fatal accident of British statesman William Huskisson during the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830.

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Parkside railway station canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former railway station
accidentInvolved Stephenson's Rocket
surface form: locomotive Rocket
closureDate 1878
country United Kingdom
distanceFromLiverpool about 17 miles
distanceFromManchester about 13 miles
hasMemorial Huskisson Memorial, St James Cemetery
surface form: Huskisson Memorial
heritage early mainline railway station in the world
lineExtendedTo Parkside East Junction
Parkside West Junction
locatedIn Borough of St Helens
England
Merseyside
Lancashire
surface form: historic county of Lancashire

near Liverpool
locatedOn Liverpool and Manchester Railway
surface form: Liverpool and Manchester Railway main line
namedAfter Parkside
notableEvent fatal accident of William Huskisson
notableEventDate 1830-09-15
notableFor death of William Huskisson
openingCeremonyAttendedBy Duke of Wellington
William Huskisson
openingDate 1830-09-15
partOf Liverpool and Manchester Railway
platformCount 2
railwayCompany Liverpool and Manchester Railway
region North West England
servedAs intermediate stop
railway junction
status disused
trackGauge standard gauge

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William Huskisson placeOfDeath Parkside railway station