Southport Chapel Street railway station
Southport 
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| Location | |
| Place | Southport |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Coordinates | 53°38′49″N 3°00′07″W / 53.647°N 3.002°WCoordinates: 53°38′49″N 3°00′07″W / 53.647°N 3.002°W |
| Grid reference | SD338171 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SOP |
| Managed by | Merseyrail |
| Number of platforms | 6 |
| DfT category | D |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 2.675 million |
| 2012/13 |
2.496 million |
| 2013/14 |
 3.980 million |
| 2014/15 |
4.129 million |
| 2015/16 |
4.147 million |
| – Interchange | 33,385 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Merseytravel |
| Zone | D1 |
| History | |
| 22 August 1851 | Opened (as Southport Chapel Street) |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Southport from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Southport railway station serves the town of Southport, Merseyside, England. The station is the terminal of the Southport branch of the Northern Line of the electric Merseyrail network, and the diesel hauled Manchester-Southport Line. It is the fourth busiest station on the Merseyrail network. The station and services to Liverpool and Hunts Cross are run by Merseyrail, with Manchester services operated by Northern.
The Liverpool line was originally built in 1848 by the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway to a temporary station at Eastbank Street, about half a mile short of the current terminus. The current station opened as Southport Chapel Street on 22 August 1851, and became the terminus for all trains in 1857, when passenger services were transferred from the adjacent Southport London Street.
From 1882 the West Lancashire Railway to Preston Fishergate Hill operated from Southport Derby Road (later known as Southport Central) outside Chapel Street Station.
In 1884, another line from Southport to Liverpool was opened: the Cheshire Lines Committee's (CLC) North Liverpool Extension Line from Liverpool Central to Southport Lord Street. The West Lancashire Railway sponsored the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway to provide a connection to the CLC line, joining it at Altcar and Hillhouse. These lines ultimately proved uncompetitive, however, and the Southport services were withdrawn in January 1952.
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