Kew Gardens railway station (Merseyside)

Kew Gardens
Kew Gardens railway station circa 1930, looking north towards Southport
General information
Location	Southport, Sefton England
Coordinates	53.6329°N 2.9687°W / 53.6329; -2.9687
Grid reference	SD359156
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish
Key dates
1 November 1887	Opened
26 September 1938	Closed (regular services)
1952	Closed (all services)

Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction railway
Southport Central until 1901 Southport Ash Street until 1902 Southport Chapel Street (MSR) from 1901 Liverpool, Crosby & Southport Rly St Luke's from 1902 West Lancashire Railway Meols Cop Blowick Butts Lane Halt from 1907 Manchester and Southport Rly Kew Gardens Heathey Lane Halt from 1907 Shirdley Hill New Cut Lane Halt from 1906 Halsall Plex Moss Lane Halt from 1906 Barton Southport & Cheshire Lines Extn Rly Altcar and Hillhouse Southport & Cheshire Lines Extn Rly

Kew Gardens was a railway station at Kew on the edge of Southport, Merseyside, England, situated north of the A570 between Meols Cop Road and Foul Lane.

History

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

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Gell, Rob (1986). An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848–1986. Heyday Publishing Company, ISBN 0-947562-04-4.

External links

• Kew Gardens via Disused Stations
• The line and mileages via Railwaycodes

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