Southport and Cheshire Lines Extension Railway

Southport and Cheshire
Lines Extension Railway
Overview
Locale Lancashire
Merseyside
Technical
Track gauge Standard gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Route map
Legend
NLEL
Orrell Park
Crosses LOPR
Aintree Central
Aintree
Junction with LOPR
Old Roan
Sefton and Maghull
Lydiate
Altcar and Hillhouse
Junction with LSPJR
Barton
Mossbridge
Freshfield
Crosses LCSR
Ainsdale
Ainsdale Beach
Birkdale Palace
Southport Lord Street

The Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway is a now-disused railway line in Merseyside, England. It was built by the Cheshire Lines Committee, extending the North Liverpool Extension Line to Southport in 1884. Passenger services ended 7 January 1952 and goods six months later. The line remained in intermittent use from Aintree to Altcar and Hillhouse to provide access to private sidings until May 1960, when the line was finally lifted.

The trackbed now forms part of National Cycle Network Route 62, the Trans Pennine Trail.

Route

Main line

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