Heathey Lane Halt railway station

Heathey Lane Halt
The site of Heathey Lane Halt in 2009
General information
Location	West Lancashire England
Coordinates	53°37′05″N2°58′19″W / 53.6181°N 2.9720°W / 53.6181; -2.9720
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish
Key dates
1 March 1907 [1]	opened
26 September 1938	closed to passengers [2]
Location

Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction railway
Legend
Southport Central until 1901 Southport Ash Street until 1902 Southport Chapel Street (MSR) from 1901 Liverpool, Crosby & Southport Rly St Luke's from 1902 West Lancashire Railway Meols Cop Blowick Butts Lane Halt from 1907 Manchester and Southport Rly Kew Gardens Heathey Lane Halt from 1907 Shirdley Hill New Cut Lane Halt from 1906 Halsall Plex Moss Lane Halt from 1906 Barton Southport & Cheshire Lines Extn Rly Altcar and Hillhouse Southport & Cheshire Lines Extn Rly
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Heathey Lane Halt was a railway station in the village of Scarisbrick, Lancashire. The station opened on 1 March 1907 as a halt on the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway, and consisted of simple cinder based platforms at track level. It was situated to the north of the B5243 road bridge at Heathey Lane, to which it was connected by wooden steps. 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.

References

1. "Disused Stations: Heathley Lane Halt".
2. Butt 1995, p. 186.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL   11956311M.
• Gell, Rob (1986). An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848-1986. Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN   0-947562-04-4.

External links

• Heathey Lane Halt via Disused Stations
• The line and mileages via Railwaycodes

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Kew Gardens		Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway Barton Branch		Shirdley Hill