Haydock Park railway station

Haydock Park
General information
LocationHaydock, St Helens
England
Coordinates53°28′53″N 2°37′31″W / 53.481363°N 2.625267°W / 53.481363; -2.625267
Grid referenceSJ584984
Platforms2[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLiverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
10 February 1899[2][3]Station opened for race day traffic
5 October 1963Station closed

Haydock Park railway station was a railway station adjacent to Haydock Park Racecourse, formerly in Lancashire and now in Merseyside, England.[4] The station's sole purpose was to handle race day traffic. It did not feature in public timetables[5] and normal service trains passed through the station without stopping.

The station was on the Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway line from Lowton St Mary's to the original St Helens Central railway station. It stood behind the racecourse's grandstand.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Pixton 1996, p. 121
  2. ^ Dow 1965, p. 10
  3. ^ The station via Disused Stations UK
  4. ^ The station on a 1948 OS Map via npe Maps
  5. ^ Bradshaw 1985, pp. 714–5
  6. ^ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 45
  7. ^ Station and line HOB2 via railwaycodes
  8. ^ The station on a 1948 OS Map via npe Maps