Meols Cop
Meols Cop station serves the Blowick area of Southport and was opened on 2nd September 1887 as part of the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway. The island platform with its small shelter is a pale shadow of the station buildings and infrastructure that once stood here.
A section of the line through the station to Crossens was electrified by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1909 but this branch was closed in 1964.
Address
Meols Cop Station
Meols Cop Road
Southport
Merseyside
PR8 6AY
Grid Reference
SD 356171 – for a map visit www.streetmap.co.uk and enter the grid reference.
Operator
Facilities
+ Unstaffed station
+ Trains to Southport, Bolton & Manchester
+ Shelters on platform
+ Additional seating on platform
+ Ticket Vending Machine
Other Information
+ Buses stops close by – click here for bus timetables
+ Rail User Group – Ormskirk, Preston & Southport Travellers Association
+ CRP branded notice boards
+ Friends of Station – visit communityraillancashire.co.uk/station-adoption/ for more details
Latest News
Yorkshire Dales Explorer 2 May 2026
Four guided walks available this week, one led by the Lancashire Rail Ramblers and three from the Ride2Stride programme - all accessible from the first outward YDE service. Posted 28.04.26
Padiham Greenway Bridge To Reopen
Padiham Greenway bridge over the River Calder to reopen to the public this weekend. Posted 28.04.26
Ansdell & Fairhaven Quarterly Update
The Friends of Ansdell & Fairhaven Station Quarterly Report covering the period December '25 to March '26. Posted 20.04.26