Southport Central was a railway station in

Southport Southport is a seaside resort, seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. It lies on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain, West Lancashire coastal plain and the east coast of the Irish Sea, approximately north of ...

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, England.

History

It was opened on 4 September 1882 as the terminus of the

West Lancashire Railway The West Lancashire Railway (WLR) ran northeast from Southport to Preston in northwest England. History The Act of Parliament that established the company received Royal Assent on 17 August 1871. The first sod was cut by Alderman Samuel Sw ...

from Preston; it replaced the temporary terminus at

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which had been in use since 10 June 1878. The station was designed by the architect

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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 The Liverpool, Southport and Preston, Lancashire, Preston Junction Railway was formed in 1884, and totaled 7 miles. In 1897 it became part of Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, and on 1 May 1901, its northern terminus switched from to . It co ...

whose services to Liverpool ran over the Cheshire Lines Committee's route between Altcar and Hillhouse and , and then over the

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(LYR) into . In July 1897, both lines were absorbed into the LYR. Southport Central closed to passengers on 1 May 1901 when all services were transferred to the nearby Southport Chapel Street station. It remained in use as a goods depot until 3 December 1973.Web site- Disused Stations by Nick Catford The old station has subsequently been demolished and is now a supermarket car park.

References

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Disused Stations - Southport Central
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1882 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1901 Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations Buildings and structures in Southport Charles Henry Driver railway stations {{Merseyside-railstation-stub