Gerards Bridge railway station
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Gerards Bridge | |
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General information | |
Location | St Helens, St Helens England |
Coordinates | 53°27′45″N 2°43′51″W / 53.462481°N 2.730809°W |
Grid reference | SJ516965 |
Platforms | Two |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | St Helens Canal and Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1 February 1858 | Opened |
1 August 1905 | Closed |
Gerards Bridge railway station was on the St Helens to Rainford Junction[1] then Ormskirk line immediately north of Haresfinch Road in St Helens, England.[2] It opened on 3 February 1858 and closed on 1 August 1905. Remnants of the line through the station survive, leading to Pilkington's Cowley Hill site, though in September 2015 the tracks were out of use.
Services
The December 1895 timetable showed six "Down" trains to Rainford Junction and five "Up" to St Helens Monday-to-Friday, with an extra train in each direction on Saturdays.No trains called at Gerards Bridge on Sundays.[3]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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St Helens Central Line closed, station open |
London and North Western Railway St Helens Canal and Railway |
Moss Bank Line and station closed |
References
Sources
- Pixton, Bob (1996), The Archive Photographs Series Widnes and St Helens Railways, The Chalford Publishing Company, ISBN 0 7524 0751 1
External links
- A detailed history via Disused Stations UK
- The station on an 1888-1913 Overlay OS Map via National Library of Scotland
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