Halsall | |
---|---|
The site of Halsall railway station in 2007. The white house in the centre, now a private residence, is the old station building. The track ran parallel to the edge of the field | |
General information | |
Location | Halsall, West Lancashire England |
Coordinates | 53°35′04″N 2°57′53″W / 53.5844°N 2.9646°W |
Platforms | 2[1] |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish |
Key dates | |
1 November 1887 | Opened |
26 September 1938 | closed for passenger services |
21 January 1952 | closed completely |
Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Halsall railway station was a railway station in the village of Halsall, Lancashire, on the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway. Situated north of Carr Moss Lane, it opened on 1 November 1887 and closed on 26 September 1938. The tracks were lifted shortly after the line closed in 1952, though the station building survives as a private residence. The "Altcar Bob" service once operated through this station.
References
[edit]- ^ James 2004, p. 23.
Sources
[edit]- Gell, Rob (1986). An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848-1986. Heyday Publishing Company, ISBN 0-947562-04-4.
- James, David (2004), Lancashire's Lost Railways, Stenlake Publishing, ISBN 1 84033 288 3
External links
[edit]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Shirdley Hill until 1906 |
Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway Barton Branch |
Barton until 1906 | ||
New Cut Lane Halt from 1906 |
Plex Moss Lane Halt from 1906 |