Butts Lane Halt railway station

Butts Lane Halt
The site of Butts Lane Halt in 2008
Location
Place Southport
Area Sefton
Coordinates 53°38′21″N 2°58′10″W / 53.6393°N 2.9695°W / 53.6393; -2.9695Coordinates: 53°38′21″N 2°58′10″W / 53.6393°N 2.9695°W / 53.6393; -2.9695
Grid reference SD359163
Operations
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish
Platforms 2
History
18 December 1909[1] opened
26 September 1938 closed to passengers[2]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Butts Lane Halt was a railway station in the Blowick suburb of Southport, Merseyside.

History

The station opened on 18 December 1909 as a halt on the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway, 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 Manchester to Southport Line.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/butts_lane_halt/index.shtml
  2. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 186.

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • Gell, Rob (1986). An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848-1986. Heyday Publishing Company, ISBN 0-947562-04-4.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Meols Cop   Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
Barton Branch		   Kew Gardens
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