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- 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
Hoole
(1882 - 1964)
Hoole Station opened on May 18 1882 with the extension of the WLR line from River Douglas (near Hesketh Bank) to Longton
The line was double-track and Hoole station was provided with two platforms. The main station facilities were in a single-storey brick building at the end of the ‘up’ (Southport-direction) platform. It was a plain, modest structure accommodating booking facilities, a waiting room and toilets. Opposite, on the ‘down’ platform there was an open-fronted passenger shelter, built of brick
There was a goods yard south of the up platform consisting of a single siding that could hold 25 wagons
By December 1895, Hoole had eight services to Preston and there were ten services to Southport. Hoole had six trains to Preston and five to Southport on Sundays
By summer 1932, Hoole had 16 weekday trains to Preston, also 16 weekday Southport trains. On Sundays there were six trains to Preston and five to Southport
On December 8 1963, the goods yard was disconnected from the through line but April 6 1964 was the official date when goods traffic ceased to be handled at Hoole
Despite local protests, the passenger services were withdrawn between Meols Cop and Preston with effect from September 7 1964. Hoole station closed completely, The station buildings at Hoole were demolished shortly after closure, but the platforms survived in a degraded state
The line was double-track and Hoole station was provided with two platforms. The main station facilities were in a single-storey brick building at the end of the ‘up’ (Southport-direction) platform. It was a plain, modest structure accommodating booking facilities, a waiting room and toilets. Opposite, on the ‘down’ platform there was an open-fronted passenger shelter, built of brick
There was a goods yard south of the up platform consisting of a single siding that could hold 25 wagons
By December 1895, Hoole had eight services to Preston and there were ten services to Southport. Hoole had six trains to Preston and five to Southport on Sundays
By summer 1932, Hoole had 16 weekday trains to Preston, also 16 weekday Southport trains. On Sundays there were six trains to Preston and five to Southport
On December 8 1963, the goods yard was disconnected from the through line but April 6 1964 was the official date when goods traffic ceased to be handled at Hoole
Despite local protests, the passenger services were withdrawn between Meols Cop and Preston with effect from September 7 1964. Hoole station closed completely, The station buildings at Hoole were demolished shortly after closure, but the platforms survived in a degraded state
