Southport Ash Street railway station

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

Southport Ash Street
General information
LocationSouthport, Sefton
England
Coordinates53.6436°N 2.9898°W / 53.6436; -2.9898
Grid referenceSD346168
Platforms2[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWest Lancashire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Key dates
10 June 1878 (1878-06-10)Opened as Southport Windsor Road[1]
16 September 1887Remodelled and renamed Southport Ash Street[1]
1 June 1902Closed[1]

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
  1. "Station Name: Southport Ash Street". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus
until 1882		   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
West Lancashire Railway		   Hesketh Park
Southport Central
from 1882		    
Southport Central   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway		   Meols Cop


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