Southport Ash Street railway station

Southport Ash Street was a railway station in Southport, Lancashire, England.

Southport Ash Street
Location	Southport, Sefton England
Coordinates	53.6436°N 2.9898°W
Grid reference	SD346168
Platforms	2[1]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	West Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Key dates
10 June 1878	Opened as Southport Windsor Road[1]
16 September 1887	Remodelled and renamed Southport Ash Street[1]
1 June 1902	Closed[1]

History

It opened as Southport Windsor Road on 10 June 1878 as the temporary terminus of the West Lancashire Railway from Preston.[1]

On 5 September 1882 a permanent terminus was opened at Southport Central.

From 1 November 1887 the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway to Altcar and Hillhouse also ran through Southport Ash Street.

In July 1897, both lines were absorbed into the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Ash Street station closed to passengers on 1 June 1902 when all services were transferred to a new platform on the nearby St Luke's railway station.

References

1. "Station Name: Southport Ash Street". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

External links

• Southport Ash Street at Disused Stations

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus until 1882		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway West Lancashire Railway		Hesketh Park
Southport Central from 1882
Southport Central		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway		Meols Cop