Notes: Birkdale Palace Station opened as part of the Southport and Cheshire Lines Extension Railway on 1.9.1884. The line which ran from Aintree Central to Southport Lord Street was designed to give access to the lucrative holiday market at Southport as an alternative to the L&Y route. From the beginning the line was served by trains from Liverpool Central and from Manchester the former following a circuitous route that could not hope to compete with the direct Liverpool Exchange to Southport Chapel Street Route.

Birkdale Palace Station consisted of a large island platform giving two platform faces. It had substantial facilities with awnings running along most of the platform length.

The station closed to passengers on 1.1.1917 as a war time economy measure. It re-opened on 1.4.1919.

The line never generated the traffic levels that the CLC had hoped for and Birkdale Palace closed to passengers on 7.1.1952 and to goods six months later. Today the route of the line between the site of Woodvale and Birkdale Palace Stations is part of the Coastal Drive which runs between the extensive dune systems in this area.

For stations on Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway click on the station name: Southport Lord Street, Ainsdale Beach, Woodvale, Mossbridge, Altcar & Hillhouse, Lydiate, Sefton and Maghull & Aintree Central