Southport Ash Street railway station

Southport Ash Street
Location
Place	Southport
Area	Sefton
Coordinates	53°38′37″N 2°59′23″W / 53.6436°N 2.9898°W / 53.6436; -2.9898Coordinates: 53°38′37″N 2°59′23″W / 53.6436°N 2.9898°W / 53.6436; -2.9898
Grid reference	SD346168
Operations
Original company	West Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Platforms	2[1]
History
10 June 1878 (1878-06-10)	Opened as Southport Windsor Road[1]
16 September 1887	Remodelled and renamed Southport Ash Street[1]
1 June 1902	Closed[1]
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Southport Ash Street was a railway station in Southport, Lancashire, England.

History

It opened as Southport Windsor Road on 10 June 1878 as the temporary terminus of the West Lancashire Railway from Preston.^[1]

On 5 September 1882 a permanent terminus was opened at Southport Central.

From 1 November 1887 the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway to Altcar and Hillhouse also ran through Southport Ash Street.

In July 1897, both lines were absorbed into the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Ash Street station closed to passengers on 1 June 1902 when all services were transferred to a new platform on the nearby St Luke's railway station.

References

External links

• Southport Ash Street at Disused Stations