Index
- Barton Branch Home
- Downholland
- Plex Moss Lane Halt
- Halsall
- New Cut Lane Halt
- Shirdley Hill
- Heathey Lane Halt
- Kew Gardens
- Butts Lane Halt
- Meols Cop
- St Lukes
- Southport Central
- Southport Chapel Street
New Cut Lane Halt
(1906 - 1938)
In July 1906 the railway company introduced a ‘railmotor’ service between Southport Chapel Street and Downholland and to coincide with the introduction of the railmotor, two halts were opened,
one being New Cut Lane. It was immediately south of a bridge where New Cut Lane crossed over the line and it consisted of two low, short platforms reached by steps down from the overbridge.
There were just a few scattered farms within easy walking distance of the halt
The railmotor proved to be a success and two further halts were opened, one in March 1907 and the other on 18 December 1909. New Cut Lane Halt was served by ten trains in each direction and the southbound services terminated a short distance to the south at Barton
By 1910, sixteen return trips were operating on weekdays along the branch and nine on a Sunday and in the summer 1932 the LMS operated ten weekday services from New Cut Lane Halt to Southport Chapel Street and ten to Downholland plus seven services each way on Sundays
Local bus services had a detrimental impact on use of the line and, as a result, the passenger service was withdrawn completely on September 26 1938. Goods services passed through the halt until January 1952 but the track was lifted in the 1960s and nothing remains of the halt but the nearby bridge is still in place
The railmotor proved to be a success and two further halts were opened, one in March 1907 and the other on 18 December 1909. New Cut Lane Halt was served by ten trains in each direction and the southbound services terminated a short distance to the south at Barton
By 1910, sixteen return trips were operating on weekdays along the branch and nine on a Sunday and in the summer 1932 the LMS operated ten weekday services from New Cut Lane Halt to Southport Chapel Street and ten to Downholland plus seven services each way on Sundays
Local bus services had a detrimental impact on use of the line and, as a result, the passenger service was withdrawn completely on September 26 1938. Goods services passed through the halt until January 1952 but the track was lifted in the 1960s and nothing remains of the halt but the nearby bridge is still in place
