Aintree Racecourse railway station

For a guide to the various Aintree stations that have existed and their relationship to each other see Aintree Stations.
Aintree Racecourse
Location
Place Aintree
Area Liverpool
Grid reference SJ367974
Operations
Line North Mersey Branch
Original company Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
c.1890 Station opens as Aintree Cinder Lane
18 May 1910 Station renamed Aintree Racecourse
31 March 1962 Station closes
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Aintree Racecourse railway station was a station located on the North Mersey Branch. It originally opened as Aintree Cinder Lane around 1890 as the only station on the line at the time, only opening for race days at Aintree Racecourse.

History

Opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was closed by the British Transport Commission.

References

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    Preceding station Disused railways Following station
    Kirkby   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
    North Mersey Branch
      Ford

    Coordinates: 53°28′12″N 2°57′18″W / 53.47000°N 2.95500°W / 53.47000; -2.95500


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