Lydiate railway station was a station located on the Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway off Carr Lane, just outside Lydiate. The Merseyside and Lancashire border runs down the stream alongside Altcar Lane, which runs parallel to the line.
Lydiate | |
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 Trans-Pennine Trail on the site of the former station (2008) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Lydiate/Great Altcar,[a] West Lancashire England |
| Coordinates | 53°31′55″N 2°58′25″W / 53.5320°N 2.9736°W |
| Grid reference | SD355044 |
| Platforms | 2[1] |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Post-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1884 | Station opened |
| 1 January 1917 | Station closed |
| 1 April 1919 | Station reopened |
| 7 January 1952 | Station closed completely[2] |
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The station first closed in 1917, along with all other stations on the extension line, as a World War I economy measure.
The station was reopened on 1 April 1919, and continued in use until 7 January 1952, when the SCLER was closed to passengers from Aintree Central to Southport Lord Street. The line remained open for public goods traffic until 7 July 1952 at Southport Lord St., Birkdale Palace and Altcar & Hillhouse Stations. Public goods facilities were ended at Woodvale, Lydiate and Sefton & Maghull stations on the same date as passenger services (7 January 1952)[b] and there were never any goods facilities at Ainsdale Beach station to begin with. After 7 July 1952, a siding remained open at Altcar & Hillhouse for private goods facilities until May 1960. The last passenger train to run on the SCLER was a railway enthusiasts 'special' between Aintree and Altcar & Hillhouse railways stations on 6 June 1959.
Notes and references
editNotes
edit- ^ The site of Lydiate railway station on Carr Lane is about 835 feet (255 m) outside the current boundaries of Lydiate and is actually located in Great Altcar.
- ^ On the subject of railway station or line 'closing dates', it should be remembered that the official day of a closure is always given as the Monday following the date of last trains run.[citation needed] As this is almost always a Saturday, if 7 January 1952 (Monday) is given as the date of closure, this means the actual last day of services was Saturday, 5 January 1952. This is proven by last day tickets which bear the date 5 January.
Citations
edit- ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 56–7.
- ^ Bolger 1984, p. 6.
Sources
edit- Bolger, Paul (1984). An Illustrated History of the Cheshire Lines Committee. Merseyside: Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 0-947562-00-1.
External links
edit- The station and line via railwaycodes
- The station's history via Disused Stations UK
- The station on a 1948 O.S. map via npe Maps
- The station on an 1888-1913 Overlay OS Map via National Library of Scotland
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Sefton and Maghull | Cheshire Lines Committee SCLER |
Altcar and Hillhouse |
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