Southport Ash Street railway station

Disused railway station in Southport, Merseyside

53°38′37″N 2°59′23″W / 53.6436°N 2.9898°W / 53.6436; -2.9898Grid referenceSD346168Platforms2^[1]Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyWest Lancashire RailwayPre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire RailwayKey dates10 June 1878 (1878-06-10)Opened as Southport Windsor Road^[1]16 September 1887Remodelled and renamed Southport Ash Street^[1]1 June 1902Closed^[1]

Southport Ash Street was a railway station in Southport, Lancashire, England.

History

It opened as Southport Windsor Road on 10 June 1878 as the temporary terminus of the West Lancashire Railway from Preston.^[1]

On 5 September 1882 a permanent terminus was opened at Southport Central.

From 1 November 1887 the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway to Altcar and Hillhouse also ran through Southport Ash Street.

In July 1897, both lines were absorbed into the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Ash Street station closed to passengers on 1 June 1902 when all services were transferred to a new platform on the nearby St Luke's railway station.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Station Name: Southport Ash Street". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

External links

Southport Ash Street at Disused Stations

Preceding station	Disused railways	Following station
Terminus until 1882	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway West Lancashire Railway	Hesketh Park
Southport Central from 1882	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway West Lancashire Railway	Hesketh Park
Southport Central	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway	Meols Cop