Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway

Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
Electric trains on the Southport to Liverpool line
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Lancashire Merseyside
Termini	Waterloo Southport Eastbank St (original termini)
Stations	7 in 1848 12 in 1855
History
Opened	24 July 1848 (1848-07-24)
Extended from Waterloo to Sandhills junction	1 October 1850 (1850-10-01)
Extended to Southport Chapel Street	22 August 1851
Acquired by L&YR	14 June 1855
Technical
Line length	18 miles 40 chains (29.8 km)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway (LC&SR) Legend LC&SR 1848-1855 Southport Chapel Street from 1851 Southport Eastbank Street 1848–1851 Birkdale Park (Birkdale 3rd) Gilbert's Crossing to 1852 renamed Birkdale Park in 1854 Gilbert's Crossing (Birkdale 1st) July – December 1848 Gilbert's Crossing (Birkdale 2nd) 1848–1852 Ainsdale Corn Mill Ainsdale from 1848 Freshfield from 1854 Formby and Altcar from 1848 Hightown and Ince Hightown 1848–1852 renamed Hightown and Ince in 1852 (Crosby 2nd) 1852–1865 (Crosby 1st) 1848–1852 Waterloo from 1848 Seaforth from 1850 Marsh Lane from 1850 Bootle Village Merton Road 1850–1851 renamed Bootle Village in 1851 Miller's Bridge from 1851 Liverpool and Bury Railway to Kirkby and Joint L&YR and ELR line Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway to Preston L&YR Liverpool North Docks from 1854 L&BR North Docks Goods station L&YR GHS Goods station (1st) L&NWR Waterloo Goods station L&NWR to Edge Hill L&YR GHS Goods station (2nd) Tithebarn Street/ Liverpool Exchange Stations and their status as at 1855 This diagram: view talk edit

The Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway was a British railway company, which opened a line in 1848 between Southport and Waterloo, extending into Liverpool in 1850. The company was acquired by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1855. The line is still open.