Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway

The Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway (LC&SR) received parliamentary authorization on 2 July 1847 and opened between Southport and Liverpool Waterloo on 24 July 1848.[1]

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LC&SR later operations

The line was extended to Liverpool Tithebarn Street which later became Liverpool Exchange station, on 13 May 1850. The original Southport terminus was at Eastbank Street, until that station was closed on the opening of the current Chapel Street station on 22 August 1851.[2]

Operations by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

The LC&SR became part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR), on 14 June 1855.[3] The LYR electrified the line, using the third-rail system, and services started on 5 April 1904. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway amalgamated with the London and North Western Railway on 1 January 1922 and in turn was Grouped into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923.

British Railways and later operations

Nationalisation followed in 1948, and was destined for closure by Beeching but survived; and in 1978 the line became part of the Merseyrail Network's Northern Line (operated by British Rail until privatised in 1995).

Stations on the Liverpool and Southport line

Stations on the line serve the following places:

References

Notes
  1. ^ Awdry 1990, p. 88
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 216
  3. ^ Awdry, p. 88
Bibliography
  • Awdry, Christopher (1990), Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies, Patrick Stephens Limited, ISBN 1-85260-049-7 
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995), The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Limited, ISBN 1-85260-508-1 

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