Cressington railway station

Coordinates: 53°21′32″N 2°54′43″W / 53.3588°N 2.9120°W / 53.3588; -2.9120
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Cressington
Merseytravel
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCSG
Fare zoneC1
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
1864Opened
1972Closed
1978Reopened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.636 million
2019/20Increase 0.750 million
2020/21Decrease 0.182 million
2021/22Increase 0.433 million
2022/23Increase 0.484 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Cressington railway station serves the

Cressington
.

History

A 1913 Railway Clearing House map (left) of railways in the vicinity of Cressington (shown here as Cressington & Grassendale)

The station, originally called Cressington & Grassendale, opened in 1864 as part of the Garston and Liverpool Railway line between Brunswick and Garston Dock. In 1865 the station and line were incorporated into the Cheshire Lines Committee.

The station closed in 1972 but reopened in 1978 as part of the

Garston line of the Merseyrail system. Services were extended from Garston to Hunts Cross in 1983, and diverted to Southport
instead of Kirkby in 1984.

From 11 December 2006 the Monday-Saturday evening service was increased to run every 15 minutes, instead of half-hourly as previously.

The station is recorded in the

Railway Inspectorate
to build the platforms narrower than the 6-foot (1.8 m) width which would normally be required.

Facilities

The station is staffed, during all opening hours, and has platform CCTV. There is a payphone, booking office, waiting room and live departure and arrival screens for passenger information. The station has a free car park, with 17 spaces, as well as a 2-space cycle rack and secure storage for 14 cycles. There is no step-free access to platforms and the nearest station with disabled access is

Liverpool South Parkway.[2]

Services

Trains operate every 15 minutes, Monday-Saturday to Southport via Liverpool Central to the north, and Hunts Cross to the south. On Sundays, services are every 30 minutes in each direction.[3]

Gallery

  • Salisbury Road bridge, Eastern end of platform
    Salisbury Road bridge, Eastern end of platform
  • A Merseyrail Class 507 at the station
    A Merseyrail Class 507 at the station
  • Water fountain, 1871, on North platform
    Water fountain, 1871, on North platform
  • Station entrance
    Station entrance

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Cressington station, Grassendale Park, Liverpool (1207777)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Cressington train station | timetable | ticket prices & facilities". www.merseyrail.org. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. ^ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 103

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cressington railway station.
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Aigburth
towards Southport 		 
Northern Line
   Liverpool South Parkway
towards Hunts Cross
  Historical railways  
Aigburth
Line and station open 		 
Northern Line
  
Garston

Line open, station closed
Disused railways
Aigburth
Line and station open 		  Cheshire Lines Committee
Garston and Liverpool Railway 		  Garston Dock
Line and station closed
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