Aintree Central railway station
| Aintree Central | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Aintree |
| Area | Sefton |
| Grid reference | SJ365978 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Pre-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Post-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| History | |
| 13 July 1880 | Station opens as Aintree Racecourse CLC |
| 1 September 1884 | Station renamed Aintree (CLC) |
| 1 July 1950 | Station renamed Aintree Central |
| 7 November 1960 | Station closes to regular traffic |
| March 1963 | Station closes to race traffic |
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For a guide to the various Aintree stations that have existed and their relationship to each other see Aintree Stations.
Aintree Central railway station was a station located on the North Liverpool Extension Line on Park Lane, Aintree, Merseyside, across Park Lane from the current Aintree station.
It opened on 13 July 1880 as Aintree Racecourse for racedays at Aintree Racecourse. It was renamed Aintree on the opening of the Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway on 1 September 1884. In 1950 it was renamed once more becoming Aintree Central.
The line was opened by the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC), in direct competition to the L&Y's Liverpool Exchange to Southport Chapel Street service. However, it was never as successful because the CLC's route was much longer than that of the L&Y, serving areas within South Liverpool and along to Hunts Cross, before going north again up to Aintree.
On 7 January 1952* The Liverpool Central to Southport Lord Street service ended, leaving Aintree Central as the terminus for all trains from Liverpool.
The station finally closed to passengers on 7 November 1960 and then to race traffic in March 1963. It finally closed on 7 December 1964 with the withdrawal of freight traffic (except for private sidings).
The official day of a closure is given as the Monday following the date of the last train to run. As this is almost always a Saturday, if 7 January 1952 (Monday) is given as the date of closure, this means the last day of service was Saturday, 5 January 1952. This can be shown by last day tickets bearing the 5 January date
Today, no evidence of the station's existence remains, as the site is buried under an industrial estate, located off Park Lane.
References
- 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. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warbreck | Cheshire Lines Committee SCLER |
Sefton and Maghull | ||
| Warbreck | Cheshire Lines Committee North Liverpool Extension Line |
Terminus | ||
| Warbreck | LY&R Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway |
Old Roan | ||
Coordinates: 53°28′23″N 2°57′30″W / 53.473127°N 2.958372°W