Butts Lane Halt was a railway station in the Blowick suburb of Southport, Merseyside.
Butts Lane Halt | |
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The site of Butts Lane Halt in 2008 | |
General information | |
Location | Southport, Sefton England |
Coordinates | 53.6393°N 2.9695°W / 53.6393; -2.9695 |
Grid reference | SD359163 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish |
Key dates | |
18 December 1909[1] | opened |
26 September 1938 | closed to passengers[2] |
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The station opened on 18 December 1909 as a halt on the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway, and consisted of simple cinder based platforms at track level, situated on an embankment to the south of Butts Lane bridge.
The station closed on 26 September 1938, though the line remains open and is today used by trains on the Northern Manchester to Southport Line.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Meols Cop | Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway Barton Branch |
Kew Gardens |
Closed railway stations in Merseyside | ||
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Birkenhead Railway |
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Canada Dock Branch |
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Cheshire Lines Committee |
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Chester and Birkenhead Railway | ||
Lancashire Union Railway | ||
Liverpool and Manchester Railway |
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Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway |
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Liverpool Overhead Railway |
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Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway | ||
Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway |
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Manchester and Southport Railway | ||
Mersey Docks and Harbour Board | ||
North Mersey Branch |
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North Wales and Liverpool Railway | ||
St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway |
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West Lancashire Railway | ||
Wirral Railway | ||
Other |
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