Kew Gardens railway station (Merseyside)

Disused railway station in England

Kew Gardens

Kew Gardens railway station circa 1930, looking north towards Southport

General information
Location| Southport, Sefton
England
Coordinates| 53°37′58″N 2°58′07″W﻿ / ﻿53.6329°N 2.9687°W﻿ / 53.6329; -2.9687
Grid reference| SD359156
Platforms| 2
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
Pre-grouping| Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping| London, Midland and Scottish
Key dates
1 November 1887| Opened
26 September 1938| Closed (regular services)
1952| Closed (all services)

Liverpool, Southport and
Preston Junction railway

Legend

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until 1901

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|  | Southport Ash Street |

until 1902

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Chapel Street

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from 1901

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Liverpool, Crosby & Southport Rly

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from 1902

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West Lancashire Railway

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|  | Blowick
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|  | Butts Lane Halt |

from 1907

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Manchester and Southport Rly

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|  | Kew Gardens
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|  | Heathey Lane Halt |

from 1907

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|  | Shirdley Hill
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|  | New Cut Lane Halt |

from 1906

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|  | Halsall
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|  | Plex Moss Lane Halt |

from 1906

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Southport & Cheshire Lines Extn Rly

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Southport & Cheshire Lines Extn Rly

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Kew Gardens was a railway station at Kew on the edge of Southport, Merseyside, England, situated north of the A570 between Meols Cop Road and Foul Lane.

## History

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The line and station were built by the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway, opening on 1 November 1887.

Kew Gardens served and was named after a nearby 12-acre (49,000 m2) park and boating lake, which closed around 1930. The station closed to passengers on 26 September 1938, though the line remained open for goods traffic until 21 January 1952. The track was left in place until 1964 for the storage of excursion stock.

The site has since been redeveloped and is now occupied by a retail park.

## References

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### Sources

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* Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
* Gell, Rob (1986). An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848–1986. Heyday Publishing Company, ISBN 0-947562-04-4.

## External links

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* Kew Gardens via Disused Stations
* The line and mileages via Railwaycodes

Preceding station  |   | Disused railways  |   | Following station

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Meols Cop
until 1907 |   | Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
Barton Branch |   | Shirdley Hill
until 1907
Butts Lane Halt
from 1907 |   |   | Heathey Lane Halt
from 1907

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East Lancashire Railway|

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Liverpool, Southport and
Preston Junction Railway|

* Blowick
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Liverpool, St Helens and
South Lancashire Railway|

* Ashton-in-Makerfield
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Mersey Docks and
Harbour Board|

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North Mersey Branch|

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North Wales and
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St Helens and
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* Peasley Cross
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* Robins Lane Halt
* Rookery
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West Lancashire Railway|

* Churchtown
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