Shirdley Hill railway station

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Shirdley Hill was a railway station in the village of Shirdley Hill, Lancashire, on the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway. Situated on Renacres Lane, the station opened on November 1, 1887, and was the only station on the Barton Branch to have a level crossing instead of a road bridge. The "Altcar Bob" service operated through Shirdley Hill from July 1906.

The station closed to passengers on September 26, 1938, though the line remained open for goods traffic until January 21, 1952. Tracks from Butts Lane Halt to Shirdley Hill were left in place until 1964 for the storage of excursion coaches.

Nothing remains of the station, with the site now occupied by a road named Shaws Garth, just off Renacres Lane. The road is named in memory of the last stationmaster, Thomas Shaw, and a plaque marks the location of the station. The plaque reads: "Site of Shirdley Hill Railway Station on the Southport-Downholland Branch Line. Closed to passengers 1938 and to goods traffic 1952. Stationmaster Thomas Shaw."

[edit] References

• Gell, Rob (1986). An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848-1986. Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 0-947562-04-4. 

[edit] Further reading

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. 

[edit] External links

• Shirdley Hill at Disused Stations

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Halsall until 1906		Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway Barton Branch		Kew Gardens until 1907
New Cut Lane Halt from 1906				Heathey Lane Halt from 1907