Shirdley Hill railway station

Shirdley Hill
Looking south to the remains of Shirdley Hill railway station in 1949
Location
Place	Shirdley Hill
Area	West Lancashire
Coordinates	53°36′27″N 2°58′08″W / 53.6074°N 2.9689°W / 53.6074; -2.9689Coordinates: 53°36′27″N 2°58′08″W / 53.6074°N 2.9689°W / 53.6074; -2.9689
Grid reference	SD359127
Operations
Original company	Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 November 1887	Opened
26 September 1938	Closed (regular services)
1952	Closed (all services)
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Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction railway
Legend
Altcar and Hillhouse Junction with SCLER Barton Plex Moss Lane Haltfrom 1906 Halsall New Cut Lane Haltfrom 1906 Shirdley Hill Heathey Lane Haltfrom 1907 M&SR Kew Gardens Butts Lane Haltfrom 1907 Blowick Meols Cop Junction with WLR St Luke'sfrom 1902 Junction with M&SR Southport Ash Streetuntil 1902 Southport Centraluntil 1901 Junction with LCSR Southport Chapel Stfrom 1901

Shirdley Hill was a railway station in the village of Shirdley Hill, Lancashire, on the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway. Situated on Renacres Lane, the station opened on 1 November 1887 and was the only station on the Barton Branch to have a level crossing instead of a road bridge. The "Altcar Bob" service operated through Shirdley Hill from July 1906.

A plaque on the corner of Shaws Garth, marking the site of the station.

The station closed to passengers on 26 September 1938, though the line remained open for goods traffic until 21 January 1952. Tracks from Butts Lane Halt to Shirdley Hill were left in place until 1964 for the storage of excursion coaches.

Nothing remains of the station, with the site now occupied by a road named Shaws Garth, just off Renacres Lane. The road is named in memory of the last stationmaster, Thomas Shaw, and a plaque marks the location of the station. The plaque reads: "Site of Shirdley Hill Railway Station on the Southport-Downholland Branch Line. Closed to passengers 1938 and to goods traffic 1952. Stationmaster Thomas Shaw."

References

• Gell, Rob (1986). An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848-1986. Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 0-947562-04-4. 

Further reading

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. 

External links

• Shirdley Hill at Disused Stations
• The line and mileages via Railwaycodes