Southport Central railway station
Southport Central | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Southport, Sefton England |
| Coordinates | 53°38′46″N 2°59′50″W / 53.6461°N 2.9972°W |
| Grid reference | SD342171 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | West Lancashire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 4 September 1882 | Station opened |
| 1 May 1901 | Station closed for passengers |
| 3 December 1973 | closed completely |
Southport Central was a railway station in Southport, Lancashire, England.
History
[edit]It was opened on 4 September 1882[1] as the terminus of the West Lancashire Railway from Preston; it replaced the temporary terminus at Windsor Road which had been in use since 10 June 1878.[2]
The station was designed by the architect Charles Henry Driver[3] and is also known as Southport Derby Road.
From 2 September 1887 it was also the terminus of the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway whose services to Liverpool ran over the Cheshire Lines Committee's route between Altcar and Hillhouse and Aintree, and then over the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) into Liverpool Exchange.[4]
In July 1897, both lines were absorbed into the LYR. Southport Central closed to passengers on 1 May 1901[1] when all services were transferred to the nearby Southport Chapel Street station. It remained in use as a goods depot until 3 December 1973.[5] The old station has subsequently been demolished and is now a supermarket car park.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 216. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Marshall, John (1969). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 164, 166. ISBN 0-7153-4352-1.
- ^ "Opening of the Southport and Preston Railway". Liverpool Mercury. British Newspaper Archive. 16 September 1882. Retrieved 7 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Marshall 1969, pp. 168, 170
- ^ Web site- Disused Stations by Nick Catford
External links
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| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway West Lancashire Railway | Southport Ash Street Line and station closed | ||
| Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway |
Closed railway stations in Merseyside | ||
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| Birkenhead Railway |     .jpg) | |
| Canada Dock Branch | ||
| Cheshire Lines Committee | ||
| Chester and Birkenhead Railway | ||
| East Lancashire Railway | ||
| Lancashire Union Railway | ||
| Liverpool and Manchester Railway | ||
| Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway | ||
| Liverpool Overhead Railway | ||
| Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway | ||
| Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway | ||
| Mersey Docks and Harbour Board | ||
| North Mersey Branch | ||
| North Wales and Liverpool Railway | ||
| St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway | ||
| West Lancashire Railway | ||
| Wirral Railway | ||
| Other | ||
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