Coppull railway station

53°37′25″N 2°39′32″W / 53.6236°N 2.6589°W / 53.6236; -2.6589Grid referenceSD565144Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryPre-groupingNorth Union Railway
London and North Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates31 October 1838Station opened2 September 1895resited 70 yards from original site.6 October 1969Station closed

Coppull railway station is a closed railway station in Coppull, England, situated on Station Road in the centre of the village.

Coppull was in the historic county of Lancashire and remains in the county's modern version.

History

The station was opened by the North Union Railway in 1838. The North Union later became part of the London and North Western Railway. The station was resited about 70 yards in 1895^[1] The station joined the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping in 1923 and passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

The station closed in October 1969.^[2]

Services

In 1922 eight "Down" (northbound) services called at Coppull on Mondays to Saturdays. Most were local services, with a Saturdays Only "Parliamentary", calling at most stations in a five and a half hour journey from Crewe to Carlisle. No trains called on Sundays. The "Up" service was similar.^[3]

Future

In 2019, councillors called for this station to be reopened.^[4]

References

Sources

• Bradshaw (1986), Bradshaw's July 1922 Railway Guide (reprint), Guild Publishing London
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links

• The station on a 1948 OS map via npe maps
• Line and mileages via Railwaycodes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Standish		West Coast Main Line North Union Railway		Balshaw Lane and Euxton