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Southport Central
(1882 - 1901)
Southport Central was the southern terminus of the West Lancashire Railway (WLR) Company’s Southport & Preston Railway which opened in stages between 19 February 1878 and 6 September 1882
The Liverpool, Southport & Preston Junction Railway opened its line (Barton Branch) from Hillhouse Junction to run regular passenger services between Southport Central and Altcar & Hillhouse on November 1 1887, providing extra traffic for Central station
The station had an imposing three-storey brick building with stone arch dressings above its ground floor doors and windows. There was a large booking hall of 40ft x 34ft, a secretary’s office on the first floor and stationmaster’s accommodation on the second. Waiting facilities were also provided. The station had two platforms: one for arrivals, the other for departures. A glazed roof with a span of 70ft and a length of 220ft, supported on 27 wrought iron pillars, covered the platforms
On May 1 1901, the LYR completed a remodelling of the approach lines to Central to allow trains to be diverted onto the Manchester to Southport line and into Southport Chapel Street Station. Southport Central was closed to passenger services
The station stood derelict for over a decade after which it was converted into a goods depot known as Southport Windsor Road and opened to traffic on March 10 1913 and the station remained in use, partly for administrative purposes until December 3 1973
Southport Central was demolished in early 1982 and its site was later developed as a supermarket car park
The Liverpool, Southport & Preston Junction Railway opened its line (Barton Branch) from Hillhouse Junction to run regular passenger services between Southport Central and Altcar & Hillhouse on November 1 1887, providing extra traffic for Central station
The station had an imposing three-storey brick building with stone arch dressings above its ground floor doors and windows. There was a large booking hall of 40ft x 34ft, a secretary’s office on the first floor and stationmaster’s accommodation on the second. Waiting facilities were also provided. The station had two platforms: one for arrivals, the other for departures. A glazed roof with a span of 70ft and a length of 220ft, supported on 27 wrought iron pillars, covered the platforms
On May 1 1901, the LYR completed a remodelling of the approach lines to Central to allow trains to be diverted onto the Manchester to Southport line and into Southport Chapel Street Station. Southport Central was closed to passenger services
The station stood derelict for over a decade after which it was converted into a goods depot known as Southport Windsor Road and opened to traffic on March 10 1913 and the station remained in use, partly for administrative purposes until December 3 1973
Southport Central was demolished in early 1982 and its site was later developed as a supermarket car park
