Index
- Southport Extension Home
- Aintree Central
- Sefton & Maghull
- Lydiate
- Altcar & Hillhouse
- Mossbridge
- Woodvale
- Ainsdale Beach
- Birkdale Palace
- Southport Lords Street
Altcar & Hillhouse
(1884 - 1952)
Altcar and Hillhouse station opened in September 1884 as part of the Southport and Cheshire Lines Extension Railway which ran between Aintree Central and Southport Lord Street
The station had two platforms with a substantial station building provided on the northbound platform. A small shelter-type waiting room was provided on the southbound platform
From 1887, the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway began operating a service from Southport Central to Altcar and Hillhouse
The service consisted of 6 trains per day but it ran through very sparsely populated areas and by 1897 it was down to 4 trains per day
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&Y) took over this route and by 1901 it had diverted the service to run into Southport Chapel Street
The station closed to passengers on January 1 1917 as a war time economy measure and 1t re-opened on April 1 1919
Altcar and Hillhouse station closed to passengers on July 1 1952 and to goods 6 months later. The line was retained to serve the private sidings which closed in May 1960 and the line was lifted shortly afterwards
The station had two platforms with a substantial station building provided on the northbound platform. A small shelter-type waiting room was provided on the southbound platform
From 1887, the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway began operating a service from Southport Central to Altcar and Hillhouse
The service consisted of 6 trains per day but it ran through very sparsely populated areas and by 1897 it was down to 4 trains per day
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&Y) took over this route and by 1901 it had diverted the service to run into Southport Chapel Street
The station closed to passengers on January 1 1917 as a war time economy measure and 1t re-opened on April 1 1919
Altcar and Hillhouse station closed to passengers on July 1 1952 and to goods 6 months later. The line was retained to serve the private sidings which closed in May 1960 and the line was lifted shortly afterwards
