Formby Power Station railway station

Formby Power Station railway station was a railway station on the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway, situated south of Hogshill Lane and just north of the River Alt.

Formby Power Station
Derelict railway power station at Altcar, Formby
LocationFormby, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton
England
Coordinates53.5424°N 3.0661°W / 53.5424; -3.0661
Grid referenceSD293056
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
c.1917Opened
c.1944Closed

History

The station opened c. 1917 as a small halt for employees of the nearby power station at Formby, a railway installation which generated current for the Liverpool—Southport line. The station closed c. 1944, while the power station itself closed in 1946, though the line remains open and is today used by trains on the Merseyrail Northern Line.

The power station building was later used by Metal Closures Rosslite Ltd as a factory producing expanded polystyrene packaging and insulation products, and then as a business centre. The site eventually became derelict but plans were later announced to convert the building for residential use.[1]

In 2016 the building was demolished, the whole site levelled and work started on a new housing development, leaving no trace of the station. Development of the site was completed in August 2016, including a new access road, connecting the site with Park Road. The roads on the new development were named after the pioneers in the development of electricity; Nicholas Callan, Thomas Edison, William Gilbert, Nikola Tesla, and Charles Wheatstone. In February 2017 a gate was installed on Hoggs Hill Lane, preventing vehicular access to the site via the original route.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Altcar Rifle Range   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway		   Formby

References
  1. Liverpool Echo

Sources
  • Gahan, John W. (1985). Seaport to Seaside. Countyvise Limited. p. 87. ISBN 0-907768-07-5. and Avon Anglia Publications, ISBN 0-905466-73-X.
  • Gell, Rob (1986). An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848-1986. Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 0-947562-04-4.


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