Aintree Central railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Aintree Central


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locale = Aintree
borough = Merseyside
line = Cheshire Lines Committee
manager = Affiliated to Midland Railway
owner = London Midland and Scottish Railway
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years = 13 July 1880
events = Station opens as Aintree Racecourse CLC
years1 = 1 September 1884
events1 = Station renamed Aintree (CLC)
years2 = 20 August 1951
events2 = Station renamed Aintree Central
years3 = 7 November 1960
events3 = Station closes to regular traffic
years4 = March 1963
events4 = Station closes to race traffic

Aintree Central railway station was a station located on the North Liverpool Extension Line on Park Lane, Aintree, Merseyside, across Park Lane from the current Aintree station.

It opened on 13 July 1880 as Aintree Racecourse for racedays at Aintree Racecourse. It was renamed Aintree on the opening of the Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway on 1st September 1884. With nationalisation in 1950 it was renamed once more to become Aintree Central.

The line was opened by the Cheshire Lines Committee, in direct competition to the L&Y's Liverpool Exchange to Southport Chapel Street service. However, it was never as successful because the CLC's route was much longer than that of the L&Y, serving areas within South Liverpool and along to Hunts Cross, before going north again up to Aintree.

In 1952 The Liverpool Central to Southport Lord Street service ended, leaving Aintree Central as the terminus for all trains from Liverpool.

The station finally closed to passengers on 7 November 1960 and then to race traffic in March 1963. It closed completely on 7 December 1964 with the withdrawal of remaining freight traffic.

Today, no evidence of the station's existence remains, as the site is buried under an industrial estate, located off Park Lane.

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External links

* [http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/a/aintree_central Aintree Central at Disused Stations]

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