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Former railway station in England

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Hesketh Park
General information
LocationChurchtown, Sefton
England
Coordinates53°39′18″N 2°58′44″W / 53.655113°N 2.978847°W / 53.655113; -2.978847
Grid referenceSD35401807
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWest Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
20 February 1878 (1878-02-20)Opened
7 September 1964Closed

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 The electric service to Southport & Liverpool was withdrawn at the same time, though freight traffic continued until 1967.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Southport Ash Street
towards Southport
  West Lancashire Railway
until 1902
  Churchtown
towards Preston
St Luke's
towards Southport
  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
West Lancashire Line from 1902
 
Meols Cop
towards Southport
  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Southport-Crossens electric service
  Churchtown
towards Crossens

References

  1. ^ "Station Name: Hesketh Park". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 224. OCLC 931112387.
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Liverpool Overhead Railway
Liverpool, Southport and
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Liverpool, St Helens and
South Lancashire Railway
Mersey Docks and
Harbour Board
North Mersey Branch
North Wales and
Liverpool Railway
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Runcorn Gap Railway
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