Aintree Racecourse railway station

Former railway station on the North Mersey Branch in Liverpool, England

53°28′12″N 2°57′18″W / 53.470°N 2.955°W / 53.470; -2.955Grid referenceSJ367974Line(s)North Mersey BranchPlatforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLancashire and Yorkshire RailwayPre-groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey datesc. 1890Station opens as Aintree Cinder Lane18 May 1910Station renamed Aintree Racecourse31 March 1962 (1962-03-31)Station closes

Aintree Racecourse railway station was a station located on the North Mersey Branch, in Liverpool, England. 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. The platform was removed in 1969 but the line was continued to be used for freight until 1971. By 1987 the engineering depot at Fazakerley had closed and the line which ran through the station to Fazakerley sidings was removed. The route of the line was converted into a foot and cycle path during the 1990s and no evidence of the station remains.

References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

External links

  • Disused Stations article


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