Lydiate railway station

Lydiate railway station was a station located on the Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway off Carr Lane, just outside Lydiate. The Merseyside and Lancashire border runs down the stream alongside Altcar Lane, which runs parallel to the line.

Lydiate
Trans-Pennine Trail on the site of the former station (2008)
General information
LocationLydiate/Great Altcar,[a] West Lancashire
England
Coordinates53°31′55″N 2°58′25″W / 53.5320°N 2.9736°W / 53.5320; -2.9736
Grid referenceSD355044
Platforms2[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySouthport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway
Pre-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Post-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 September 1884Station opened
1 January 1917Station closed
1 April 1919Station reopened
7 January 1952Station closed completely[2]

The station first closed in 1917, along with all other stations on the extension line, as a World War I economy measure.

The station was reopened on 1 April 1919, and continued in use until 7 January 1952, when the SCLER was closed to passengers from Aintree Central to Southport Lord Street. The line remained open for public goods traffic until 7 July 1952 at Southport Lord St., Birkdale Palace and Altcar & Hillhouse Stations. Public goods facilities were ended at Woodvale, Lydiate and Sefton & Maghull stations on the same date as passenger services (7 January 1952)[b] and there were never any goods facilities at Ainsdale Beach station to begin with. After 7 July 1952, a siding remained open at Altcar & Hillhouse for private goods facilities until May 1960. The last passenger train to run on the SCLER was a railway enthusiasts 'special' between Aintree and Altcar & Hillhouse railways stations on 6 June 1959.

Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^ The site of Lydiate railway station on Carr Lane is about 835 feet (255 m) outside the current boundaries of Lydiate and is actually located in Great Altcar.
  2. ^ On the subject of railway station or line 'closing dates', it should be remembered that the official day of a closure is always given as the Monday following the date of last trains run.[citation needed] As this is almost always a Saturday, if 7 January 1952 (Monday) is given as the date of closure, this means the actual last day of services was Saturday, 5 January 1952. This is proven by last day tickets which bear the date 5 January.

Citations

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  1. ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 56–7.
  2. ^ Bolger 1984, p. 6.

Sources

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  • Bolger, Paul (1984). An Illustrated History of the Cheshire Lines Committee. Merseyside: Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 0-947562-00-1.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Sefton and Maghull   Cheshire Lines Committee
SCLER
  Altcar and Hillhouse