Barton railway station

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Barton
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View of Barton railway station, looking north towards Southport
General information
Location Barton, West Lancashire
England
Coordinates 53°34′21″N2°58′21″W / 53.5726°N 2.9725°W / 53.5726; -2.9725 Coordinates: 53°34′21″N2°58′21″W / 53.5726°N 2.9725°W / 53.5726; -2.9725
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish
Key dates
1 November 1887Opened as Barton
2 June 1924renamed Downholland
26 September 1938closed passenger services
1952closed for all traffic
Liverpool, Southport and
Preston Junction railway
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Southport Central
until 1901
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Southport Ash Street
until 1902
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Southport
Chapel Street
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from 1901
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St Luke's
from 1902
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Meols Cop
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Blowick
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Butts Lane Halt
from 1907
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Kew Gardens
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Heathey Lane Halt
from 1907
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Shirdley Hill
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New Cut Lane Halt
from 1906
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Halsall
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Plex Moss Lane Halt
from 1906
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Barton
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Altcar and Hillhouse
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Barton was a railway station in the village of Barton, Lancashire, on the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway. Situated to the south of the roadbridge on Station Road (off the A5147), the station opened on 1 November 1887, and was renamed Downholland on 2 June 1924. Downholland largely served as the terminus for trains coming from Southport (initially Southport Central, then Southport Chapel Street from 1901), though through trains to Altcar and Hillhouse operated until 1926. The Barton Branch was notable for the "Altcar Bob" service, introduced in July 1906.

The station closed to passengers on 26 September 1938, though the line remained open for goods traffic until 21 January 1952. The tracks were lifted shortly thereafter. The site now lies within the boundaries of a local nature reserve, [1] and the heavily overgrown platforms can still be seen.

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References

  1. "Haskayne Cutting Nature Reserve | The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside". www.lancswt.org.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Halsall
until 1906
  Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
Barton Branch
  Altcar and Hillhouse
until 1926
Plex Moss Lane Halt
from 1906
  Terminus
from 1926