Altcar and Hillhouse railway station

Altcar and Hillhouse
Altcar and Hillhouse in 1949, looking south
General information
LocationGreat Altcar, West Lancashire
England
Coordinates53°32′51″N 2°59′02″W / 53.54748°N 2.98397°W / 53.54748; -2.98397
Grid referenceSD349060
Platforms2[1][2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySouthport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway
Pre-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Post-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
1 September 1884Station opened
1 January 1917Station closed
1 April 1919Station reopened
7 January 1952Station closed to passengers
7 July 1952Station closed to public goods services
May 1960Station closed completely[3]
Hillhouse Junction, with Altcar and Hillhouse below

Altcar and Hillhouse was a railway station located on the Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway near Great Altcar, Lancashire, England.

The station opened on 1 September 1884, and from 1887 to 1926 also served as the southern terminus of the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway, which it connected with at Hillhouse Junction, between Altcar and Mossbridge. Thereafter, the southern terminus of the LSPJR regular services became Barton (or Downholland as it was occasionally known). The "Altcar Bob" service, introduced in July 1906, was so named because it terminated here until that time. Altcar and Hillhouse was situated on the south side of the B5195 road, near the sewage works.

  1. ^ Fields, Gilbert & Knight 1980, Photo 144
  2. ^ Bolger 1984, pp. 28–9.
  3. ^ Bolger 1984, p. 6.