Plex Moss Lane Halt railway station

Plex Moss Lane Halt

The "Altcar Bob" at Plex Moss Lane Halt circa 1907
Location
Area West Lancashire
Coordinates 53°34′39″N 2°58′10″W / 53.5775°N 2.9694°W / 53.5775; -2.9694Coordinates: 53°34′39″N 2°58′10″W / 53.5775°N 2.9694°W / 53.5775; -2.9694
Operations
Original company Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish
Platforms 2
History
July 1906 Halt opened
26 September 1938 Halt closed to passengers[1]
21 January 1952 Closed completely
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Plex Moss Lane Halt was a railway station between Halsall and Barton in Lancashire. The station opened in July 1906 as a halt on the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway, and consisted of simple cinder based platforms at track level which required steps to be lowered from the coach for passenger access. It was situated to the south of the road bridge on Plex Moss Lane, to which it was connected by wooden steps. The station closed to passengers on 26 September 1938 and the tracks were lifted shortly after the line closed in 1952.

In 2015 the bridge and trackbed were plainly visible, the latter as a wide band of mature trees.

References

  1. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 186.

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Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Halsall   Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
Barton Branch		   Barton


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