Southport Lord Street railway station

Southport Lord Street
The frontage of Southport Lord Street railway station, now part of a Travelodge hotel chain.
General information
LocationSouthport, Sefton
England
Coordinates53°38′43″N 3°00′43″W / 53.6452°N 3.0120°W / 53.6452; -3.0120
Grid referenceSD331170
Platforms5[1][2][3]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySouthport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway
Pre-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Post-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 September 1884Station opened[4]
1 January 1917Station closed
1 April 1919Station reopened
7 January 1952Station closed to passengers
7 July 1952Station closed completely

Southport Lord Street (later also known as the Ribble Building, after being used by the Ribble Bus Company as a bus terminus) was a railway station located on Lord Street, Southport, Merseyside, England. It was the terminus of the Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway from Liverpool.

The station closed in 1952, the building was subsequently used as a bus station and is now a hotel.

  1. ^ Bolger 1984, p. 74.
  2. ^ Welbourn 2008, p. 113.
  3. ^ Travers 2013, p. 372.
  4. ^ Dyckhoff 1999, p. 58.