Altcar and Hillhouse railway station

Altcar and Hillhouse
Altcar and Hillhouse in 1949, looking south
Location
Place Great Altcar
Area West Lancashire
Grid reference SD349060
Operations
Original company Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway
Pre-grouping Cheshire Lines Committee
Post-grouping Cheshire Lines Committee
History
1 September 1884 Station opens
1 January 1917 Station closes
1 April 1919 Station reopens
7 January 1952 Station closes
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Altcar and Hillhouse was a railway station located on the Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway near Great Altcar, Lancashire. The station opened on September 1, 1884, and from 1887 to 1926 also served as the southern terminus of the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway, which it connected with at Hillhouse Junction, between Altcar and Mossbridge. Thereafter, the southern terminus of the LSPJR regular services became Barton (or Downholland as it was occasionally known). The "Altcar Bob" service, introduced in July 1906, was so named because it terminated here until that time. Altcar and Hillhouse was situated on the south side of the B5195 road, near the sewage works.

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History

Along with all other stations on the extension line, Altcar and Hillhouse closed on January 1, 1917, due to World War I economy measures.

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 7-7-1952 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 (7-1-1952*) and there were never any goods facilities at Ainsdale Beach station to begin with. After 7-7-1952, a siding remained open at Altcar & Hillhouse for private goods facilities until May 1960. The very last passenger train to run on the SCLER was a railway enthusiasts 'special' between Aintree and Altcar & Hillhouse railways stations on 6-6-1959.

As an ex Cheshire Lines Committee railway the line through Altcar & Hillhouse became a joint operation between the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway following the Grouping of 1923.

The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, before closure by the British Railways Board on July 7, 1952.

The site today

The route of the line through the station is today part of the Trans Pennine Trail.

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Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Lydiate   Cheshire Lines Committee
Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway
  Mossbridge
until 1917
Woodvale
from 1919
Lydiate   Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
Barton Branch
  Barton
until 1926