Southport Lord Street railway station
- Southport Lord Street railway station
Southport Lord Street was a railway station located in Southport, Merseyside.
The Cheshire Lines Committee opened Southport Lord Street on 1 September 1884, as the terminus for the Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway (SCLER), which ran from Liverpool Central giving passengers an alternative route to that of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway's Liverpool Exchange station to Southport Chapel Street station route. However, the line was no competition to that of the L&Y, as the travelling time took much longer. This was due to the fact that the line did not follow a direct route around the south Liverpool suburbs, before reaching Aintree Central station.
The station was first closed in 1917, along with all other station on the extension line, due to World War I economy measures. It was then reopened in 1919, right up until 7 January 1952, when the SCLER was closed for good.
The building itself was a grand affair, fronting onto Lord Street itself and having five platforms. It was also provided with a footbridge, which seemed something of a mistake, as a footbridge would have never been needed at a terminus.
Southport Lord Street Station was then used by Ribble Buses when the North Liverpool Extension Line was closed in 1952. It remained in use by Ribble Buses until demolished in the late 1990s. The frontage on Lord Street still exists in front of a Morrisons supermarket.
External links
* [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/s/southport_lord_street/index.shtml Southport Lord Street station at Disused Stations]
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