Hesketh Park railway station

Hesketh Park
Hesketh Park
General information
Location	Churchtown, Sefton; England
Coordinates	53°39′18″N 2°58′44″W / 53.655113°N 2.978847°W
Grid reference	SD35401807
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	West Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway; London and North Western Railway;
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
20 February 1878	Opened
7 September 1964	Closed

Hesketh Park railway station was on the West Lancashire Railway in England. It was close to Hesketh Park in Southport.

History

The station opened in 1878.^[1] In 1904 third-rail electrification of the line from Southport Chapel Street was completed to Crossens and electric trains served this station. Following extension of the electrification to Meols Cop in 1909 these electric trains ran first to Meols Cop then reversed before reaching Hesketh Park. Steam trains from Southport to Preston and beyond travelled to Hesketh Park directly from Southport without passing through Meols Cop. The line to Preston closed on 7 September 1964,^[2] having been steam operated until the end. The electric service to Southport & Liverpool was withdrawn at the same time, though freight traffic continued until 1967.

Preceding station	Disused railways	Following station
Southport Ash Street towards Southport	West Lancashire Railway until 1902	Churchtown towards Preston
St Luke's towards Southport	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway West Lancashire Line from 1902	Churchtown towards Preston
Meols Cop towards Southport	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Southport-Crossens electric service	Churchtown towards Crossens

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Station Name: Hesketh Park". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 224. OCLC 931112387.

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[DS1-1] "Station Name: Hesketh Park". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

[2] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 224. OCLC 931112387.

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Hesketh Park
General information
Location	Churchtown, Sefton England
Coordinates	53°39′18″N 2°58′44″W / 53.655113°N 2.978847°W / 53.655113; -2.978847
Grid reference	SD35401807
Platforms	2^[1]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	West Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
20 February 1878 (1878-02-20)	Opened^[1]
7 September 1964	Closed^[1]