Barton railway station

Barton
View of Barton railway station, looking north towards Southport
Location
Place	Barton
Area	West Lancashire
Operations
Original company	Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish
Platforms	2
History
1 November 1887 26 September 1938 1952	Opened Closed (regular services) Closed (all services)
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

Barton was a railway station in the village of Barton, Lancashire, on the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway. Situated to the south of the roadbridge on Station Road (off the A5147), the station opened on November 1, 1887, and was renamed Downholland on June 2, 1924. Barton largely served as the terminus for trains coming from Southport (initially Southport Central, then Southport Chapel Street from 1901), though through trains to Altcar and Hillhouse operated until 1926. The Barton Branch was notable for the "Altcar Bob" service, introduced in July 1906.

The station closed to passengers on September 26, 1938, though the line remained open for goods traffic until January 21, 1952. The tracks were lifted shortly thereafter. The site now lies within the boundaries of a local nature reserve, and the heavily overgrown platforms can still be seen.

References

• Gell, Rob (1986). An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848-1986. Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 0-947562-04-4. 

External links

• Downholland (Barton) at Disused Stations

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Altcar and Hillhouse until 1926		Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway Barton Branch		Halsall until 1906
Terminus from 1926				Plex Moss Lane Halt from 1906