Kew Gardens was a railway station at

Kew Kew () is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens ("Kew Gardens"), now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace. Kew is a ...

on the edge of

Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England. Southport lies on the Irish ...

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, England, situated north of the A570 between Meols Cop Road and Foul Lane.

History

The line and station were built by the

Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway The Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway was formed in 1884, and totaled 7 miles. In 1897 it became part of Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, and on 1 May 1901, its northern terminus switched from to . It connected the West Lanc ...

, opening on 1 November 1887. Kew Gardens served and was named after a nearby park and boating lake, which closed around 1930. The station closed to passengers on 26 September 1938, though the line remained open for goods traffic until 21 January 1952. The track was left in place until 1964 for the storage of excursion stock. The site has since been redeveloped and is now occupied by a

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References

Sources

* * Gell, Rob (1986). ''An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848–1986''. Heyday Publishing Company, .

External links

Kew Gardens via ''Disused Stations''

The line and mileages via ''Railwaycodes''
Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1887 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1938 Buildings and structures in Southport {{Merseyside-railstation-stub