Bescar Lane railway station

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Bescar Lane
Location
Place	Scarisbrick
Local authority	West Lancashire
Operations
Station code	BES
Managed by	Northern Rail
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2005/06 *	2,802
History
Key dates	Opened April 9, 1855
History
Original company	Manchester and Southport Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
National Rail - UK railway stations
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bescar Lane from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Bescar Lane railway station is on the Manchester to Southport Line, 4.5 miles (7 km) east of Southport in the village of Scarisbrick. Bescar Lane is an old cottage-style station, operated by the Northern Rail franchise. Its remote location, some distance from the centre of Scarisbrick Parish, is considered "problematical".^[1]

[edit] History

Bescar Lane opened on April 9, 1855, as part of the Manchester and Southport Railway. Later managed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, it had the distinction of being the lowest station on that network, situated 12.5 feet (3.8 m) above sea-level. Part of the line running from Bescar Lane en route to Southport through Blowick and St Luke's closed in 1965, forcing trains to divert through Meols Cop on a section of the old Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway.^[2]

[edit] Services

Monday to Saturdays there is generally a two-hourly service to Southport westbound and Manchester Victoria eastbound. This station is not served at all on Sundays.

[edit] References

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
New Lane		Northern Rail Manchester-Southport Line Mondays-Saturdays only		Meols Cop