Plex Moss Lane Halt railway station

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Plex Moss Lane Halt
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The "Altcar Bob" at Plex Moss Lane Halt circa 1907
General information
Location West Lancashire
England
Coordinates 53°34′39″N2°58′10″W / 53.5775°N 2.9694°W / 53.5775; -2.9694
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish
Key dates
July 1906Halt opened
26 September 1938Halt closed to passengers [1]
21 January 1952Closed completely
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
(MSR)
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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Plex Moss Lane Halt was a railway station between Halsall and Barton in Lancashire. The station opened in July 1906 as a halt on the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway, and consisted of simple cinder based platforms at track level which required steps to be lowered from the coach for passenger access. It was situated to the south of the road bridge on Plex Moss Lane, to which it was connected by wooden steps. The station closed to passengers on 26 September 1938 and the tracks were lifted shortly after the line closed in 1952.

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In 2015 the bridge and trackbed were plainly visible, the latter as a wide band of mature trees.

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References

  1. Butt 1995, p. 186.

Sources

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Halsall   Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
Barton Branch
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