Kew Gardens railway station (Merseyside)

{{Infobox station

| name = Kew Gardens

| status = Disused

| image = Kew Gardens railway station Merseyside.jpg

| caption = Kew Gardens railway station circa 1930, looking north towards Southport

| borough = Southport, Sefton

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.6329|-2.9687|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SD359156|25|SD359156}}

| platforms = 2

| original = Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway

| pregroup = Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

| postgroup = London, Midland and Scottish

| years = 1 November 1887

| events = Opened

| years1 = 26 September 1938

| events1 = Closed (regular services)

| years2 = 1952

| events2 = Closed (all services)

}}

{{Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway|collapse=yes}}

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

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 {{convert|12|acre|m2|adj=on}} 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

=Sources=

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

External links

[http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/k/kew_gardens/index.shtml Kew Gardens via Disused Stations]
[http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/ELRs/_mileages/A/ALT.txt The line and mileages via Railwaycodes]

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until 1907|previous2={{stnlnk|Butts Lane Halt}}
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Barton Branch |col={{LYR colour}} }}

Category:Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton

Category:Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1887

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1938

Category:Buildings and structures in Southport