Birkdale Palace railway station
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Birkdale Palace was a station located in Birkdale, Merseyside.
The Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway (SCLER) openened Birkdale Palace on 1 September 1884, as an intermediate station from Southport Lord Street railway station. The station was built adjacent to a hotel called the Birkdale Palace Hotel (now closed) and was sandwiched between Palace Road & Weld Roads.
The station was an island platform, accessed from the Weld Road bridge. It first closed in 1917, along with all other stations on the extension line, due to WW1 economy measures. The station then reopened in 1919, up until 7 January 1952, when the SCLER was closed for good.
Later the track bed was utilised to support what is now the Coastal Road, which runs from Woodvale to Southport.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsdale Beach | Cheshire Lines Committee SCLER |
Southport Lord Street | ||
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