This followed the quadrupling of the line from Wavertree to Ditton Junction on 13 July 1891.
The station had a substantial booking office at street level on the west side of the line and on the south side of Smithdown Road.
A subway connected to four platforms situated on an embankment well above street level.
The station closed on 2 May 1960 shortly before the line was electrified due to low passenger numbers.
Reports suggested that the station was losing £2,000 a year with an average of just 80 tickets a day being issued.