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Skelmersdale railway station was a station located on the Skelmersdale branch at Skelmersdale, England. The station was originally named Blague Gate , having its name changed to Skelmersdale on 8 August 1874 and carried passengers from 1858 to 1956.
Proposals have been put forward for the reopening of a section of line, reconnecting trains for Skelmersdale into Merseyrail's Northern Line Ormskirk branch. [4] [5] In June 2009, the Association of Train Operating Companies, in its Expanding Access to the Rail Network report, called for funding for the reopening of this station as part of a £500m scheme to open 33 stations on 14 lines closed ...
In 1858, Blague Gate railway station in Skelmersdale was opened on the new Ormskirk to Rainford line. It was renamed to Skelmersdale railway station in 1874, before closing in 1956 and its demolition shortly after 1968. Skelmersdale's population in 1851 was only 760, but 50 years later it had increased to 5,699. It was a busy coal mining town. [5]
White Moss Level Crossing Halt railway station was on the Skelmersdale branch, [1] which ran from Ormskirk to Rainford Junction via Skelmersdale. Most trains ran beyond Rainford Junction through to St Helens. [2] The halt opened on 7 January 1907 and closed on 18 June 1951. The line through the station closed in 1964 and was subsequently lifted.
Westhead Halt railway station was on the Skelmersdale branch, [1] which ran from Ormskirk to Rainford Junction via Skelmersdale. Most trains ran beyond Rainford Junction through to St Helens. [2] The station was situated on Castle Lane, Westhead, near Ormskirk. It opened on 1 July 1906 and closed on 18 June 1951.
Upholland station is next, followed by Rainford—until the 1950s, a junction for two passenger lines. One, the Skelmersdale branch, ran northwestwards towards Skelmersdale and Ormskirk; the other ran to St Helens via Crank. [3] The lines were both opened in 1858, although not at the same time, and were usually operated as a through route.
As part of Lancashire County Council's plans to build a new railway station in Skelmersdale, they proposed an extension to the Northern line that would change the terminus of the Kirkby branch of the line from Kirkby (now Headbolt Lane) to Skelmersdale. The proposals could see Merseyrail services also passing through Rainford railway station.
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