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Notes
- ↑ "Opening of the Southport and Preston Railway" . Liverpool Mercury. British Newspaper Archive. 16 September 1882. Retrieved 7 August 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Willox, William Arthur, ed. (March 1933). "Why and Wherefore - Fishergate Hill". The Railway Magazine. Vol. 41, no. 480. p. 215. ISSN 0033-8923.
- ↑ A photograph can be found in Greville and Holt (1960), p. 199
Bibliography
- Biddle, G. (1989) The Railways Around Preston - A Historical Review, Scenes from the Past: No. 6, Foxline Publishing, ISBN 1-870119-05-3
- Cotterall, J.E. (1982) The West Lancashire Railway, The Oakwood Press, ISBN 0-85361-288-9
- Greville, M.D.; Holt, G.O. (March 1960). "Railway Development in Preston—2" (PDF). The Railway Magazine. Vol. 106, no. 707. pp. 197–203. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2007.
- Ordnance Survey First Edition 1:2500 map accessed via MARIO 4 April 2007
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penwortham Cop Lane towards Southport | West Lancashire Railway | Terminus |
Coordinates: 53°45′14″N2°42′53″W / 53.7539°N 2.7146°W
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