Index
- Southport Extension Home
- Aintree Central
- Sefton & Maghull
- Lydiate
- Altcar & Hillhouse
- Mossbridge
- Woodvale
- Ainsdale Beach
- Birkdale Palace
- Southport Lords Street
Southport Extension
(1884 - 1952)
On the September 1 1884 the Southport and Cheshire Lines Extension Railway (S&CLER) opened between Aintree and Southport Lord Street and regular public services commenced. The new line was designed to give access to the lucrative holiday market
From the start of public services, Aintree was served by trains from Liverpool Central and from Manchester Central the former following a circuitous route that could not hope to compete with the more direct Liverpool Exchange to Southport Chapel Street route
The Aintree to Southport line had never really delivered the traffic levels that its promoters had hoped for and British Railways saw it as an unnecessary duplicate route and they withdrew all passenger services on the January 7 1952 with goods services closing 6 months later
Aintree Central station did not close until November 1960 because it was used by other local lines
From the start of public services, Aintree was served by trains from Liverpool Central and from Manchester Central the former following a circuitous route that could not hope to compete with the more direct Liverpool Exchange to Southport Chapel Street route
The Aintree to Southport line had never really delivered the traffic levels that its promoters had hoped for and British Railways saw it as an unnecessary duplicate route and they withdrew all passenger services on the January 7 1952 with goods services closing 6 months later
Aintree Central station did not close until November 1960 because it was used by other local lines
| Station name | Opened | Closed to passengers |
Goods closed |
| Aintree Central | Jul 1880 | Nov 1960 | Dec 1964 |
| Sefton & Maghull | Sep 1884 | Jan 1952 | |
| Lydiate | Sep 1884 | Jan 1952 | |
| Altcar & Hillhouse | Sep 1884 | Jan 1952 | |
| Mossbridge | Sep 1884 | Jan 1917 | |
| Woodvale | Sep 1884 | Jan 1952 | |
| Ainsdale Beach | Jun 1901 | Jan 1952 | |
| Birkdale Palace | Sep 1884 | Jan 1952 | Jul 1952 |
| Southport Lord Street | Sep 1884 | Jan 1952 | Jul 1952 |
