Ashton-in-Makerfield | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Haydock, St Helens England |
| Coordinates | 53°28′47″N 2°38′21″W / 53.47975°N 2.63915°W |
| Grid reference | SJ577983 |
| Platforms | 2[1][2] |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1895[3] | Station opened for goods |
| 3 January 1900[4] | Station opened for passengers |
| 3 March 1952[5] | Closed to regular traffic |
| After 4 October 1975 | Closed to racecourse traffic[6] |
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Ashton-in-Makerfield railway station was a railway station serving the town of Ashton-in-Makerfield, although it was located in the neighbouring village of Haydock, formerly in Lancashire (now Merseyside), England.[7][8]
The station was located where Lodge Lane (A49) crossed the Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway line from Lowton St Mary's to the original St Helens Central railway station.[9][10]
- ^ Pixton 1996, p. 122
- ^ Fields, Gilbert & Knight 1980, Photo 123
- ^ Dow 1965, p. 10
- ^ Dow 1965, pp. 9–12
- ^ James 2004, p. 24.
- ^ Sweeney 2014, p. 71
- ^ The station on a 1948 OS Map via npe Maps
- ^ Jowett 2000, Map 60.
- ^ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 45
- ^ Station and line SOH via railwaycodes