Aintree Racecourse railway station

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Aintree Racecourse
Location Aintree, Liverpool
England
Coordinates 53°28′12″N2°57′18″W / 53.470°N 2.955°W / 53.470; -2.955 Coordinates: 53°28′12″N2°57′18″W / 53.470°N 2.955°W / 53.470; -2.955
Grid reference SJ367974
Line(s) North Mersey Branch
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
c.1890Station opens as Aintree Cinder Lane
18 May 1910Station renamed Aintree Racecourse
31 March 1962 (1962-03-31)Station closes

Aintree Racecourse railway station was a station located on the North Mersey Branch, in Liverpool, England. It originally opened as Aintree Cinder Lane around 1890 as the only station on the line at the time, only opening for race days at Aintree Racecourse.

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History

Opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was closed by the British Transport Commission. The platform was removed in 1969 but the line was continued to be used for freight until 1971. By 1987 the engineering depot at Fazakerley had closed and the line which ran through the station to Fazakerley sidings was removed. The route of the line was converted into a foot and cycle path during the 1990s and no evidence of the station remains.

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    Preceding station Disused railways Following station
    Kirkby   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
    North Mersey Branch
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