Central Lines

Section of Line	Opened	Closed	Notes
Waterloo to Southport Eastbank Street	24.07.1848
Southport Eastbank Street to Southport Chapel Street	22.08.1851

	Junctions and other features	Running Lines		Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions	Distance from Signal Box above	Loops and Refuge Sidings	Notes
	Junctions and other features	Up	Down	Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions	Distance from Signal Box above	Loops and Refuge Sidings	Notes
Maximum permissible speed 75 m.p.h.
1		–	↓↓↓	Sandhills No. 1	–
2		↑↑↑	↓↓↓	Bank Hall Station Junction	0m 904yds
3		↑↑	↓↓	Bootle (O. Road) Junction	0m 399yds
4		↑↑	↓↓	Bootle (O. Road) Station (Map)	0m 833yds
5	?	↑↑	↓↓	Marsh Lane Junction	0m 1358yds
				Seaforth and Litherland Station (Map)
6		↑↑	↓	Marsh Lane North	0m 1157yds
7		↑	↓	Waterloo Station (Map)	1m 307yds
8		↑	↓	Brook Hall Road	0m 676yds
9		↑	↓	Blundellsands and Crosby Station (Map)	0m 1177yds	DGL 27
10		↑	↓	Hall Road Station (Map)	0m 1018yds
11		↑	↓	Hightown Station (Map)	1m 1645yds
				Altcar Rifle Range			c. 03.10.1921
12		↑	↓	Eccles Crossing	1m 1617yds
13		↑	↓	Formby Station (Map)	0m 452yds
14		↑	↓	Freshfield Station (Map)	0m 1313yds	URS 169* DRS 167*	One siding (Up side)
15		↑	↓	Marshall’s Siding (Signals down line only)	2m 108yds
16		↑	↓	Ainsdale Station (Map)	0m 1410yds
17		↑	↓	Lloyds Siding	1m 591yds
				Hillside Station (Map)
18		↑	↓	Eastbourne Road	0m 1373yds
19		↑	↓	Birkdale Station (Map)	0m 660yds
				Southport Eastbank Street			c. 22.08.1851
20		↑	↓	Southport (C. St.) South	0m 1430yds
21	—	↑	–	Southport (C. St.) Station	0m 257yds

1		–	↓	Southport (C. St.) St. Lukes
2		↑	–	Southport (C. St.) South	0m 575yds

Sandhills No. 1 to Southport (C. St.) Station