Southport Central railway station

Southport Central was a railway station in Southport, Lancashire, England.

Southport Central
General information
Location	Southport, Sefton England
Coordinates	53.6461°N 2.9972°W / 53.6461; -2.9972
Grid reference	SD342171
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	West Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
4 September 1882 (1882-09-04)	Station opened
1 May 1901 (1901-05-01)	Station closed for passengers
3 December 1973	closed completely
Location

v t e Southport/Aintree lines
Legend
West Lancashire Rly to Preston Meols Cop Ash Street Butts Lane Halt Southport Central Southport London Street St Luke's Southport Chapel Street Southport Lord Street Manchester–Southport line Birkdale Palace Kew Gardens Ainsdale Beach Heathey Lane Halt Ainsdale Shirdley Hill New Cut Lane Halt Liverpool, Crosby & Southport Railway Halsall Woodvale Plex Moss Lane Halt Mossbridge Barton Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Rly Liverpool, Southport & Preston Junction Rly Altcar and Hillhouse Lydiate Northern line to Ormskirk Sefton and Maghull Old Roan Aintree (CLC) Aintree (L&Y) Northern line to Kirkby Ford North Mersey Branch Aintree Racecourse Fazakerley Aintree (L&Y) Orrell Park Northern line to Liverpool Northern line to Liverpool North Liverpool Extension Line

History

It was opened on 4 September 1882^[1] as the terminus of the West Lancashire Railway from Preston; it replaced the temporary terminus at Windsor Road which had been in use since 10 June 1878.^[2]

The station was designed by the architect Charles Henry Driver^[3] and is also known as Southport Derby Road.

From 2 September 1887 it was also the terminus of the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway whose services to Liverpool ran over the Cheshire Lines Committee's route between Altcar and Hillhouse and Aintree, and then over the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) into Liverpool Exchange.^[4]

In July 1897, both lines were absorbed into the LYR. Southport Central closed to passengers on 1 May 1901^[1] when all services were transferred to the nearby Southport Chapel Street station. It remained in use as a goods depot until 3 December 1973.^[5] The old station has subsequently been demolished and is now a supermarket car park.