Hesketh Park railway station

Hesketh Park
General information
Location	Churchtown, Sefton England
Coordinates	53.655113°N 2.978847°W / 53.655113; -2.978847
Grid reference	SD35401807
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	West Lancashire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
20 February 1878 (1878-02-20)	Opened
7 September 1964	Closed

Hesketh Park railway station was on the West Lancashire Railway in England. It was close to Hesketh Park in Southport.

History

The station opened in 1878. In 1904 third-rail electrification of the line from Southport Chapel Street was completed to Crossens and electric trains served this station. Following extension of the electrification to Meols Cop in 1909 these electric trains ran first to Meols Cop then reversed before reaching Hesketh Park. Steam trains from Southport to Preston and beyond travelled to Hesketh Park directly from Southport without passing through Meols Cop. The line to Preston closed on 7 September 1964, having been steam operated until the end. The electric service to Southport & Liverpool was withdrawn at the same time, though freight traffic continued until 1967.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Southport Ash Street towards Southport		West Lancashire Railway until 1902		Churchtown towards Preston
St Luke's towards Southport		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway West Lancashire Line from 1902
Meols Cop towards Southport		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Southport-Crossens electric service		Churchtown towards Crossens