Southport Ash Street 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 ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

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History

It opened as Southport Windsor Road on 10 June 1878 as the temporary 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. On 5 September 1882 a permanent terminus was opened at Southport Central. From 1 November 1887 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 ...

to Altcar and Hillhouse also ran through ''Southport Ash Street''. In July 1897, both lines were absorbed into the

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) was a major History of rail transport in Great Britain, British railway company before the Railways Act 1921, 1923 Grouping. It was Incorporation (business)#Incorporation in the United Kingdom, incorpo ...

. 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 St Luke's railway station was a railway station in Southport, Merseyside. History It opened by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway on 2 July 1883 as Barton Street, serving the route from Southport Chapel Street to Wigan. It was then renamed th ...

References

External links

Southport Ash Street at Disused Stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1878 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1902 Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations Buildings and structures in Southport {{Merseyside-railstation-stub