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Hesketh Park railway station

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Place
  
Grid reference
  
SD35401807

Original company
  
Area
  
20 February 1878 (1878-02-20)
  
Opened

Platforms in use
  
2

Hesketh Park railway station

Pre-grouping
  
Lancashire and Yorkshire RailwayLondon and North Western Railway

Address
  
Southport PR9 9ND, United Kingdom

Similar
  
St Luke's railway station, Hesketh Park - Southport, Meols Cop railway station, Southport railway station, Preston railway station

Hesketh Park railway station was on the West Lancashire Railway in England. It was close to Hesketh Park in Southport.

History

The station opened in 1878. In 1904 third-rail electrification of the line from Southport Chapel Street was completed to Crossens and electric trains served this station. Following extension of the electrification to Meols Cop in 1909 these electric trains ran first to Meols Cop then reversed before reaching Hesketh Park. Steam trains from Southport to Preston and beyond travelled to Hesketh Park directly from Southport without passing through Meols Cop. The line to Preston closed on 7 September 1964, having been steam operated until the end. The electric service to Southport & Liverpool was withdrawn at the same time, though freight traffic continued until 1967.

References

Hesketh Park railway station Wikipedia


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