Aintree Central railway station
| Aintree Central | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Aintree |
| Area | Sefton |
| Coordinates | 53°28′23″N 2°57′30″W / 53.4731°N 2.9584°WCoordinates: 53°28′23″N 2°57′30″W / 53.4731°N 2.9584°W |
| Grid reference | SJ365978 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Pre-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Post-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Platforms | 5* |
| History | |
| 13 July 1880 | Station opened as Aintree Racecourse CLC |
| 1 September 1884 | Station renamed Aintree (CLC) |
| 1 July 1950 | Station renamed Aintree Central |
| 7 November 1960 | Station closed to regular traffic |
| March 1963 | Station closed to race traffic |
| 7 December 1964 | Station closed to public goods traffic |
| 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 |
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For a guide to the various Aintree stations that have existed and their relationship to each other see
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.
The station 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 1 September 1884. In 1950 it was renamed once more becoming Aintree Central.
The line was opened by the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC), in direct competition with 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.
On 7 January 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 finally closed on 7 December 1964 with the withdrawal of freight traffic (except for private sidings).
The official day of a closure is given as the Monday following the date of the last train to run. As this is almost always a Saturday, if 7 January 1952 (Monday) is given as the date of closure, this means the last day of service was Saturday, 5 January 1952. This can be shown by last day tickets bearing the 5 January date
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