New Cut Lane Halt railway station

New Cut Lane Halt was a railway station between Shirdley Hill and Halsall in Lancashire. The station opened in July 1906 as a halt on the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway, and consisted of simple cinder based platforms at track level. It was situated to the south of the roadbridge on New Cut Lane, to which it was connected by wooden steps. The station closed to passengers on 26 September 1938 and the tracks were lifted shortly after the line closed in 1952.

New Cut Lane Halt
Location
AreaWest Lancashire
Coordinates53.5966°N 2.9667°W / 53.5966; -2.9667
Operations
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish
Platforms2
History
July 1906Halt opened
26 September 1938Halt closed to passengers[1]
21 January 1952Line closed completely
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
Liverpool, Southport and
Preston Junction railway
 Southport Central
until 1901
 Southport Ash Street
until 1902
Southport
Chapel Street
(MSR)
from 1901
Liverpool, Crosby & Southport Rly
St Luke's
from 1902
West Lancashire Railway
 Meols Cop
 Blowick
 Butts Lane Halt
from 1907
Manchester and Southport Rly
 Kew Gardens
 Heathey Lane Halt
from 1907
 Shirdley Hill
 New Cut Lane Halt
from 1906
 Halsall
 Plex Moss Lane Halt
from 1906
 Barton
Southport & Cheshire Lines Extn Rly
 Altcar and Hillhouse
Southport & Cheshire Lines Extn Rly

References
  1. Butt 1995, p. 186.

Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • Gell, Rob (1986). An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848-1986. Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 0-947562-04-4.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Shirdley Hill   Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
Barton Branch		   Halsall


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