Halsall railway station

Halsall
The site of Halsall railway station in 2007. The white house in the centre, now a private residence, is the old station building. The track ran parallel to the edge of the field
General information
Location	Halsall, West Lancashire England
Coordinates	53°35′04″N 2°57′53″W / 53.5844°N 2.9646°W / 53.5844; -2.9646
Platforms	2[1]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish
Key dates
1 November 1887	Opened
26 September 1938	closed for passenger services
21 January 1952	closed completely

Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction railway
Legend
Southport Central until 1901 Southport Ash Street until 1902 Southport Chapel Street (MSR) from 1901 Liverpool, Crosby & Southport Rly St Luke's from 1902 West Lancashire Railway Meols Cop Blowick Butts Lane Halt from 1907 Manchester and Southport Rly Kew Gardens Heathey Lane Halt from 1907 Shirdley Hill New Cut Lane Halt from 1906 Halsall Plex Moss Lane Halt from 1906 Barton Southport & Cheshire Lines Extn Rly Altcar and Hillhouse Southport & Cheshire Lines Extn Rly
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Halsall railway station was a railway station in the village of Halsall, Lancashire, on the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway. Situated north of Carr Moss Lane, it opened on 1 November 1887 and closed on 26 September 1938. The tracks were lifted shortly after the line closed in 1952, though the station building survives as a private residence. The "Altcar Bob" service once operated through this station.

• Gell, Rob (1986). An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848-1986. Heyday Publishing Company, ISBN 0-947562-04-4.
• James, David (2004), Lancashire's Lost Railways, Stenlake Publishing, ISBN 1 84033 288 3

• Halsall via Disused Stations
• The line and mileages via Railwaycodes

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