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{{Short description|Former railway station in England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name                = Formby Power Station
| status              = Disused
| image               = Derelict railway power station at Altcar, Formby - geograph.org.uk - 96901.jpg
| caption             = Derelict railway power station at Altcar, Formby
| borough             = [[Formby]], [[Metropolitan Borough of Sefton]]
| country             = England
| coordinates         = {{coord|53.5424|-3.0661|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name           = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position       = {{gbmapscaled|SD293056|25|SD293056}}
| original            = [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]]
| pregroup            = [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]]
| postgroup           = [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]]
| years               = {{circa}}1917
| events              = Opened
| years1              = {{circa}}1943–1944
| events1             = Closed
}}

'''Formby Power Station railway station''' was a railway station on the [[Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway]], situated south of Hogshill Lane and just north of the [[River Alt]].

==History==
The railway station was opened circa 1917 by the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]] (L&YR) as a small [[Train station#Halt|halt]] adjacent to Formby power station. The station did not appear in the public timetables and was only open for use for employees of the power station.{{sfn|Quick|2023|p=198}}

The station was located south of Hogshill Lane and just north of the [[River Alt]].{{sfn|Gell|1986}}<ref>{{cite map |title=Lancashire XC.8 |url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/126520919 |year=1927 |scale=25 inch |publisher=Ordnance Survey }}</ref>

The power station was L&YR owned and operated, it had opened in 1904 and generated current for the L&YR local electrically powered lines, chiefly between {{rws|Liverpool Exchange||Liverpool}}, {{rws|Southport}} and {{rws|Ormskirk}}.{{sfn|Quick|2023|p=198}}{{sfn|Marshall|1970|pp=154–157}}

The halt was closed around 1943–1944 and the power station closed down in 1946.{{sfn|Quick|2023|p=198}}{{sfn|Marshall|1970|p=169}}{{sfn|Gell|1986}}

The line through the station remains open and is today used by trains on the [[Merseyrail]] [[Northern Line (Merseyrail)|Northern Line]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Merseyrail Network Map |url=https://www.merseyrail.org/journey-planning/plan-your-journey/network-map/ |website=Merseyrail |access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref>

The power station building was later used by Metal Closures Rosslite Limited as a factory producing [[expanded polystyrene]] packaging and insulation products, and then as a business centre. The site eventually became derelict but plans were later announced to convert it for residential use.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2010/07/01/formby-s-power-house-building-to-be-turned-into-apartments-100252-26761251/ |title=Formby's Power House building to be turned into apartments |website=Liverpool Echo |date=1 July 2010}}</ref>

The power station was demolished in 2016, the whole site was levelled and work started on a new housing development, leaving no trace of the original buildings. Development of the site was completed in August 2016, including a new access road connecting the site with Park Road. The roads on the new development were named after some of the pioneers in the field of electricity: [[Nicholas Callan|Callan]] Crescent, [[Thomas Edison|Edison]] Close, [[William Gilbert (physician)|Gilbert]] Close, [[Nikola Tesla|Tesla]] Way, and [[Charles Wheatstone|Wheatstone]] Road.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

In February 2017, a gate was installed on Hoggs Hill Lane to prevent vehicular access to the site via the original route.{{cn|date=July 2024}} 

{{Historic rail start}}
{{rail line two to one|previous1={{rws|Altcar Rifle Range}}<br><small>Until 1921</small>|previous2={{rws|Hightown}}<br><small>Since 1921</small>
|next={{rws|Formby}}|route=[[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]]<br /><small>[[Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway]]</small>|col={{LYR colour}} }}
{{S-end}}
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==References==
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==Sources==
* {{cite book|last=Gell|first=Rob|year=1986|title=An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848-1986|publisher=Heyday Publishing Company|isbn=0-947562-04-4}}
*{{Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway 2}} 
*{{Quick-stations-5.05}}
==Further reading==
*{{cite book |last=Gahan |first=John W. |title=Seaport to Seaside: Lines to Southport and Ormskirk - 13 decades of trains and travel |date=1985 |isbn=((978-0-907768-07-5))}}
==External links==
*{{cite web |url=http://www.formbycivicsociety.org.uk/learning/full_article.asp?storyid=62&title=Formby%20Power%20Station |title=Formby Power Station |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930204432/http://www.formbycivicsociety.org.uk/learning/full_article.asp?storyid=62&title=Formby%20Power%20Station |archive-date=30 September 2011 |website=Formby Civic Society}}
*[http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp Science and Society Picture Library] - Search for "Formby Power Station".

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[[Category:Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton]]
[[Category:Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1917]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1944]]