Appleton railway station

St Helens & Runcorn Gap Railway
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Appleton railway station served a primarily industrial area of Widnes, England. It was located on the southern section^[3][4] of the former St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway.

History

The station was opened by the

In 1922 ten trains called at the station in each direction, Monday to Saturday, plying between St Helens Shaw St and Ditton Junction via Widnes South. Some trains continued to Runcorn and some to Liverpool Lime Street. All trains were 3rd Class only. No trains called on Sundays.^[5]

In 1951 the service was sparser but more complex. Six trains called in each direction, Monday to Friday, the early morning ones providing both 1st and 3rd Class accommodation. On Saturdays four trains called in each direction, 3rd Class only. No trains called on Sundays.^[6]

References

Notes

Sources

• OL 11956311M
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• OCLC 12500436
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• Pixton, Bob (1996), The Archive Photographs Series Widnes and St Helens Railways, The Chalford Publishing Company,
  ISBN 978-0-7524-0751-7
• Smith, Paul; Turner, Keith (2012), Railway Atlas Then and Now,
  ISBN 978-0-7110-3695-6
• Suggitt, Gordon (2004). Lost Railways of Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
  ISBN 978-1-85306-869-0
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• The station on an 1888-1913 Overlay OS Map via National Library of Scotland
• The station on an old OS map via npe maps
• The station via Disused Stations UK
• an illustrated history of the line via 8D Association

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