Manchester and Southport Railway

This article is about the early Railway Company and the subsequent ownership of the line. For the current line and its operation, see Manchester to Southport Line.

Manchester and Southport Railway
Overview
LocaleGreater Manchester
Lancashire
Merseyside
North West England
Dates of operation22 July 1847–3 July 1854
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm
(4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
standard gauge
Route map

Legend
 Southport London Street
Southport Chapel Street
Liverpool, Crosby & Southport Rly
to Liverpool
 Southport Central
Southport Ash Street
St Luke's
West Lancashire Railway
to Preston
 Meols Cop
Butts Lane Halt
Blowick
Liverpool, Southport & Preston Jn Rly
to Altcar
Bescar Lane
New Lane
Burscough Bridge
Burscough Curves
Liverpool, Ormskirk & Preston Rly
Left arrow Liverpool     Preston Right arrow
Hoscar Moss
Newburgh
Appley Bridge
Gathurst
Liverpool and Bury Railway
to Liverpool
North Union Railway
to Preston
 Wigan (2nd station...1860-1896)
Wigan Wallgate (since 1896)}
Wigan North Western
Wigan (1st station...1848-1860)
North Union Railway
to Warrington
 Ince
Lancashire Union Railway
Left arrow St Helens     Blackburn Right arrow
L&YR Pemberton Loop
to Liverpool
Hindley
Crow Nest Junction
Liverpool and Bury Railway
to Bolton
 Daisy Hill
Bolton and Leigh Railway
Left arrow Leigh     Bolton Right arrow
Hag Fold
Atherton Central
L&NWR Tyldesley Loopline
Left arrow Eccles     Bolton Right arrow
Walkden
Moorside and Wardley
Swinton
Pendlebury
Irlams o' th' Height
Manchester and Bolton Railway
to Bolton via Agecroft
Pendleton (Broad Street)
Manchester and Bolton Railway
to Bolton via Brindle Heath
Windsor Bridge Junction
 Salford Crescent
Liverpool and Manchester Railway
to Liverpool
Lines to Manchester Piccadilly
via Ordsall Chord
 Oldfield Road
Salford Central
Manchester Exchange
Manchester Victoria
This diagram:

The Manchester and Southport Railway in England was formed by an Act of 22 July 1847 to link Manchester and Southport.[act 1] Before the line opened it was acquired jointly by the L&YR and the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) on 3 July 1854.[act 2][3]

  1. ^ "Local and Personal Act, 10 & 11 Victoria I, c. ccxxi" (PDF). UK Parliament Parliamentary Archives. UK Parliament. 1847. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Local and Personal Act, 17 & 18 Victoria I, c. cxvii" (PDF). UK Parliament Parliamentary Archives. UK Parliament. 1854. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  3. ^ Grant 2017, pp. 357–358.


Cite error: There are <ref group=act> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=act}} template (see the help page).