Blowick railway station

Blowick
Blowick railway station circa 1910.
Location
Place Blowick
Area Sefton
Grid reference SD358162
Operations
Original company Manchester and Southport Railway
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
early 1871 Opened as Cop End
1 October 1871 Renamed Blowick
25 September 1939 Closed[1]
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Blowick railway station was on the Manchester and Southport Railway in the Blowick suburb of Southport, Merseyside. Situated on a level crossing on Meols Cop Road (B5276), the station opened as Cop End in early 1871, and was renamed Blowick on 1 October 1871. The station closed on 25 September 1939, and this section of the line closed on 14 June 1965, forcing trains to divert through Meols Cop on a section of the old Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway.[2]

References

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 68,37. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
  2. ^ Gell, Rob (1986). An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848-1986. Heyday Publishing Company, ISBN 0-947562-04-4.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Bescar Lane   Manchester and Southport Railway   Southport Chapel Street
until 1883
St Luke's
from 1883