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
Notes
Citations
Sources
- Bolger, Paul (1984). An Illustrated History of the Cheshire Lines Committee. Merseyside: Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 0-947562-00-1.
External links
- 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 |