Butts Lane Halt was a railway station in the Blowick suburb of

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History

The station opened on 18 December 1909 as a halt on 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 ...

, and consisted of simple cinder based platforms at track level, situated on an embankment to the south of Butts Lane bridge. The station closed on 26 September 1938, though the line remains open and is today used by trains on the Northern

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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

Butts Lane Halt 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 1909 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1938 Buildings and structures in Southport {{Merseyside-railstation-stub