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Southport Central railway station

Southport Central railway station

Former railway station in England


Southport Central was a railway station in Southport, Lancashire, England.

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History

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

  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 216. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. Marshall, John (1969). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 164, 166. ISBN 0-7153-4352-1.
  3. "Opening of the Southport and Preston Railway". Liverpool Mercury. British Newspaper Archive. 16 September 1882. Retrieved 7 August 2016 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Marshall 1969, pp. 168, 170
  5. Web site- Disused Stations by Nick Catford
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