Hesketh Park railway station

Hesketh Park railway station was on the West Lancashire Railway in England. It was close to Hesketh Park in Southport.

Hesketh Park
LocationChurchtown, Sefton
England
Coordinates53.655113°N 2.978847°W / 53.655113; -2.978847
Grid referenceSD35401807
Platforms2[1]
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[1]
7 September 1964Closed[1]

History

The station opened in 1878.[1] 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 The electric service to Southport & Liverpool was withdrawn at the same time, though freight traffic continued until 1967.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.


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