Bescar Lane railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Bescar Lane
code = BES


manager = Northern Rail
locale = Scarisbrick
borough = West Lancashire
lowusage0405 = 2,802
lowusage0506 = 3,253
lowusage0607 = 3,154
platforms = 2
start = April 9, 1855
original = Manchester and Southport Railway
pregroup = Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

Bescar Lane railway station is on the Manchester to Southport Line, mi to km|4.5 east of Southport in the village of Scarisbrick. Bescar Lane is an old cottage-style station, operated by the Northern Rail franchise. Its remote location, some distance from the centre of Scarisbrick Parish, is considered "problematical". [ [http://www.scarisbrick.org.uk/history.htm Village History] , "Scarisbrick.org.uk". Retrieved on May 29, 2008.]

History

Bescar Lane opened on April 9, 1855, as part of the Manchester and Southport Railway. Later managed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, it had the distinction of being the lowest station on that network, situated ft to m|12.5 above sea-level. Part of the line running from Bescar Lane en route to Southport through stnlnk|Blowick and stnlnk|St Luke's closed in 1965, forcing trains to divert through stnlnk|Meols Cop on a section of the old Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway. [Gell, Rob (1986). "An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848-1986". Heyday Publishing Company, ISBN 0-947562-04-4.]

Services

Monday to Saturdays there is generally a two-hourly service to Southport westbound and Manchester Victoria eastbound. This station is not served at all on Sundays.

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