West Lancashire Railway
Disused railway in England
Not to be confused with
West Lancashire Light Railway
.
West Lancashire Railway
Overview
Locale
Lancashire
Merseyside
Termini
Southport railway station
Preston railway station
Technical
Track gauge
1,435 mm
(
4 ft
8
+
1
⁄
2
in
)
standard gauge
Route map
Legend
London and North Western Railway
to
Lancaster
Preston
from 1900
Preston Fishergate Hill
until 1900
River Ribble
East Lancashire Railway
to
Blackburn
London and North Western Railway
to
Wigan
Penwortham Cop Lane
New Longton and Hutton
Longton Bridge
Hoole
River Douglas
River Douglas
Boat Yard Crossing Halt
Tarleton Halt
Hesketh Bank
Hundred End
Banks
Crossens
Churchtown
Hesketh Park
Meols Cop
Liverpool, Southport &
Preston Junction Rly
to
Altcar
Manchester and Southport Railway
to
Manchester
St Luke's
from 1902
Southport Ash Street
until 1902
Southport Central
until 1901
Liverpool, Crosby & Southport Rly
to
Liverpool
Southport Chapel Street
from 1901
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The
West Lancashire Railway
(WLR) ran northeast from
Southport
to
Preston
in northwest England.