Aintree Central railway station

Aintree Central
General information
LocationAintree, Sefton
England
Coordinates53°28′23″N 2°57′30″W / 53.4731°N 2.9584°W / 53.4731; -2.9584
Grid referenceSJ365978
Platforms5*[1][2][3]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCheshire Lines Committee
Pre-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Post-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
13 July 1880Station opened as Aintree Racecourse CLC
1 September 1884Station renamed Aintree (CLC)
1 July 1950Station renamed Aintree Central
7 November 1960Station closed to regular traffic
March 1963Station closed to race traffic
7 December 1964Station closed to public goods traffic[4]
Railway stations around Aintree
Sefton and Maghull
Old Roan
Aintree Central
Aintree
(Sefton Arms)
Ford
Aintree Racecourse
Fazakerley
Orrell Park
Warbreck

Aintree Central railway station was a station located on the North Liverpool Extension Line on Park Lane, Aintree, Merseyside, across Park Lane from the current Aintree station.

  1. ^ Fields, Gilbert & Knight 1980, Photo 143
  2. ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 26–7.
  3. ^ Pixton 2007, p. 51.
  4. ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 8–9.