In 1934 the signal box was closed and semaphore Intermediate Block Signals, controlled from Moreton and Hoylake boxes, were introduced, the only such signals on the Liverpool to West Kirby line.
The closure of the signal box in 1934 led to the implementation of semaphore intermediate block signals controlled by Moreton and Hoylake boxes, making it the only line on the Liverpool to West Kirby route to utilize this specific type of signaling system.