Kew Gardens railway station (Merseyside)

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Kew Gardens
Kew Gardens railway station Merseyside.jpg
Kew Gardens railway station circa 1930, looking north towards Southport
Location
Place Southport
Area Sefton
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Operations
Original company Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish
Platforms 2
History
1 November 1887 Opened
26 September 1938 Closed (regular services)
1952 Closed (all services)
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Kew Gardens was a railway station on the edge of Southport, Merseyside, England, situated north of the A570 between Meols Cop Road and Foul Lane.

The line and station were built by the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway, opening on 1 November 1887.

Kew Gardens served and was named after a nearby 12-acre (49,000 m2) park and boating lake, which closed around 1930. The station closed to passengers on 26 September 1938, though the line remained open for goods traffic until 21 January 1952. The track was left in place until 1964 for the storage of excursion stock.

The site has since been redeveloped and is now occupied by a retail park.

References

Sources

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

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Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Meols Cop
until 1907
  Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
Barton Branch
  Shirdley Hill
until 1907
Butts Lane Halt
from 1907
    Heathey Lane Halt
from 1907


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