Southport Central was a railway station in

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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History

It was opened on 4 September 1882 as the terminus of the

West Lancashire Railway The West Lancashire Railway (WLR) ran northeast from Southport to Preston in northwest England. History Construction was started by Samuel Swire the Mayor of Southport, on 19 April 1873. It opened on 15 September 1882. A branch was construct ...

from Preston; it replaced the temporary terminus at

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which had been in use since 10 June 1878. The station was designed by the architect

Charles Henry Driver Charles Henry Driver FRIBA (23 March 1832 – 27 October 1900) was a significant British architect of the Victorian era, with a reputation for pioneering use of ornamental iron work for which he was seen as a leading authority. Biography Driver ...

and also known as Southport Derby Road. From 2 September 1887 it was also the terminus of 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 ...

whose services to Liverpool ran over the Cheshire Lines Committee's route between Altcar and Hillhouse and , and then over the

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping. It was incorporated in 1847 from an amalgamation of several existing railways. It was the third-largest railway system based in northern ...

(LYR) into . In July 1897, both lines were absorbed into the LYR. Southport Central closed to passengers on 1 May 1901 when all services were transferred to the nearby Southport Chapel Street station. It remained in use as a goods depot until 3 December 1973.Web site- Disused Stations by Nick Catford The old station has subsequently been demolished and is now a supermarket car park.

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Disused Stations - Southport Central
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1882 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1901 Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations Buildings and structures in Southport Charles Henry Driver railway stations {{Merseyside-railstation-stub