Index
- Southport to Preston Home
- Southport Central
- Southport Windsor Road
- Southport Ash Street
- St Lukes
- Hesketh Park
- Churchtown
- Crossens
- Banks
- Hundred End
- Hesketh Bank & Tartleton
- River Douglas
- Hoole
- Longton Bridge
- New Longton & Hutton
- Penwortham (Cop Lane)
- Preston West Lancs
- Preston
Churchtown
(1878 - 1964)
Passenger services began at Churchtown Station on February 20 1878 when the WLR opened the first section of the line from Hesketh Park to Hesketh Bank
The station was built on an embankment and ramps led up to the platforms which were timber-built.The main facilities were in a single-storey brick-building at street level. Each platform had an enclosed, pent-roofed timber waiting shed
There was no goods siding at Churchtown
On March 6 1904, an electric train was run though Churchtown from Crossens to Liverpool. A full public service began on April 5 1904
By the summer of 1932, Churchtown had 44 weekday electric services to Southport, supplemented by 17 steam-hauled services that ran from Preston. There were 16 trains to Preston
The 'Beeching' report of 1963 recommended the complete closure of the railway from Meols Cop through to Preston including the busy electric section, despite the fact that the services carried over two million people per year. All services between Meols Cop and Preston were withdrawn with effect from September 7 1964, and Churchtown station closed completely
The street level station building was demolished after 1967, and the embankment that carried the line through Churchtown was removed in stages after that date. A health centre was later built on the station site
The station was built on an embankment and ramps led up to the platforms which were timber-built.The main facilities were in a single-storey brick-building at street level. Each platform had an enclosed, pent-roofed timber waiting shed
There was no goods siding at Churchtown
On March 6 1904, an electric train was run though Churchtown from Crossens to Liverpool. A full public service began on April 5 1904
By the summer of 1932, Churchtown had 44 weekday electric services to Southport, supplemented by 17 steam-hauled services that ran from Preston. There were 16 trains to Preston
The 'Beeching' report of 1963 recommended the complete closure of the railway from Meols Cop through to Preston including the busy electric section, despite the fact that the services carried over two million people per year. All services between Meols Cop and Preston were withdrawn with effect from September 7 1964, and Churchtown station closed completely
The street level station building was demolished after 1967, and the embankment that carried the line through Churchtown was removed in stages after that date. A health centre was later built on the station site
