Southport Central railway station

53°38′46″N 2°59′50″W / 53.6461°N 2.9972°W / 53.6461; -2.9972Grid referenceSD342171Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyWest Lancashire RailwayPre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates4 September 1882 (1882-09-04)Station opened1 May 1901 (1901-05-01)Station closed for passengers3 December 1973closed completely

v t e Southport/Aintree lines
Legend
West Lancashire Rly to Preston Meols Cop Ash Street Butts Lane Halt Southport Central Southport London Street St Luke's Southport Chapel Street Southport Lord Street Manchester–Southport line Birkdale Palace Kew Gardens Ainsdale Beach Heathey Lane Halt Ainsdale Shirdley Hill New Cut Lane Halt Liverpool, Crosby & Southport Railway Halsall Woodvale Plex Moss Lane Halt Mossbridge Barton Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Rly Liverpool, Southport & Preston Junction Rly Altcar and Hillhouse Lydiate Northern line to Ormskirk Sefton and Maghull Old Roan Aintree (CLC) Aintree (L&Y) Northern line to Kirkby Ford North Mersey Branch Aintree Racecourse Fazakerley Aintree (L&Y) Orrell Park Northern line to Liverpool Northern line to Liverpool North Liverpool Extension Line

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

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.

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• Disused Stations - Southport Central

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway West Lancashire Railway		Southport Ash Street Line and station closed
		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway