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 | |
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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 | |
UK Railways portal |
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
- 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 | ||
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Kirkby | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway North Mersey Branch |
Ford |
Coordinates: 53°28′12″N 2°57′18″W / 53.47000°N 2.95500°W
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