It opened as
Southport Windsor Road on 10 June 1878 as the temporary terminus of the
West Lancashire Railway from
Preston. On 5 September 1882 a permanent terminus was opened at
Southport Central. From 1 November 1887 the
Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway to
Altcar and Hillhouse also ran through
Southport Ash Street. In July 1897, both lines were absorbed into the
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Ash Street station closed to passengers on 1 June 1902 when all services were transferred to a new platform on the nearby
St Luke's railway station. ==References==