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Southport and Cheshire Lines Extension Railway

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Locale
  
Lancashire, Merseyside

Track gauge
  
4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway is a now-disused railway line in Merseyside, England. It was built by the Cheshire Lines Committee, extending the North Liverpool Extension Line to Southport in 1884.

Contents

Route

  • North Liverpool Extension Line
  • Aintree Central, Aintree. 13 July 1880 – 7 November 1960.
  • Southport Junction
  • Junction with Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway
  • Sefton and Maghull, Maghull. 1884–1952.
  • Lydiate, Lydiate. 1884–1952.
  • Altcar and Hillhouse, Altcar 1884–1952.
  • Junction with Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway 1884.
  • Mossbridge 1884–1917.
  • Woodvale, Woodvale. 1884–1952.
  • Ainsdale Beach, Ainsdale. 1901–1952.
  • Birkdale Palace, Birkdale. 1884–1952.
  • Southport Lord Street, Southport. 1884–1952.

    • Closure

    Passenger services ended 7 January 1952 and goods six months later. The line remained in intermittent use from Aintree to Altcar and Hillhouse to provide access to private sidings until May 1960, when the line was finally lifted.

    The route today

    The trackbed forms part of National Cycle Network Route 62, the Trans Pennine Trail. From Woodvale northwards the trail is joined by the Sefton Coastal Road.

    References

    Southport and Cheshire Lines Extension Railway Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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