Ainsdale Beach railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Ainsdale Beach


caption =
locale = Southport
borough = Merseyside
line = Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway
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owner = London Midland and Scottish Railway
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years = 19 June 1901
events = Station opens as Seaside
years1 = 1 January 1912
events1 = Station renamed Ainsdale Beach
years2 = 1 January 1917
events2 = Station closes
years3 = 1 April 1919
events3 = Station reopens
years4 = 7 January 1952
events4 = Station closes

Ainsdale Beach was a railway station located in Ainsdale, Lancashire (now Merseyside).

The Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway (SCLER) opened this station on 9 June 1901. It was named "Seaside" from its opening until 1 January 1912 when it was renamed Ainsdale Beach. The station was built adjacent to a hotel called 'The Sands' and was situated at the coastal end of Shore Road. It was served by trains from Southport Lord Street, Liverpool Central, and from Manchester Central.

History

The station first closed in 1917, along with all other stations on the extension line, due to WW1 economy measures. The station then reopened in 1919. Becoming part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923,it then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The LMR operated the station until 7 January 1952, when the SCLER was closed to passengers.

The site today

Later the track bed was utilised to support what is now the Coastal Road, which runs from Woodvale to Southport. At this point the road is also part of the Trans Pennine Trail.

References

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* Sub Brit Page [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/a/ainsdale_beach/index.shtml]

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