Altcar Rifle Range railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Altcar Rifle Range


caption =
locale = England
borough = Lancashire
line = Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
pregroup = London and North Western Railway
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latitude =
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years = 1862
events = Station opens as Hightown Rifle Station
years1 = July 1886
events1 = Station renamed Altcar Rifle station
years2 = October 1893
events2 = Station closes
years3 = April 1894
events3 = Station reopened and renamed Altcar Rifle Range
years4 = 3 October 1921
events4 = Station closes Altcar Rifle Range railway station was a railway station on the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway, situated a third of a mile north of Hightown, Merseyside.

History

It opened in 1862 as Hightown Rifle Station, and was renamed in July 1886. The station served the nearby Altcar Rifle Range, and a small tramway was used to transport munitions from the bay platform to the firing ranges. The station was closed briefly between c. October 1893 and c. April 1894, before permanent closure on 3 October 1921, too early to be affected by the Grouping of 1923.

The station was opened by the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway but transferred briefly to the London and North Western Railway before closure.

The site today

The line through the station remains open and is today used by trains on the Merseyrail Northern Line.

References

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* Gahan, John W. (1985). "Seaport to Seaside", page 87. Countyvise Limited, ISBN 0-9-07768-07-5, and Avon AngliA Publications, ISBN 0-905466-73-X.
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External links

* [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/a/altcar_rifle_range/index.shtml Altcar Rifle Range at Disused Stations]

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