Cressington railway station

Cressington National Rail
Location
Place Grassendale
Local authority Liverpool
Coordinates 53°21′32″N 2°54′43″W / 53.3588°N 2.9120°W / 53.3588; -2.9120Coordinates: 53°21′32″N 2°54′43″W / 53.3588°N 2.9120°W / 53.3588; -2.9120
Grid reference SJ393850
Operations
Station code CSG
Managed by Merseyrail
Number of platforms 2
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  0.120 million
2005/06 Increase 0.152 million
2006/07 Increase 0.165 million
2007/08 Increase 0.170 million
2008/09 Increase 0.456 million
2009/10 Decrease 0.424 million
2010/11 Decrease 0.421 million
2011/12 Increase 0.427 million
2012/13 Decrease 0.386 million
2013/14 Increase 0.463 million
2014/15 Increase 0.477 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE Merseytravel
Zone C1
History
1864 Opened
1972 Closed
1978 Reopened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cressington from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Cressington railway station serves the Grassendale district of Liverpool, England. It is situated on the Southport-Hunts Cross route of the Northern Line of the Merseyrail suburban system. The station takes its name not from a district in Liverpool, but the nearby Cressington Park.

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 Kirkby-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 National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building,[1] and has a traditional façade. As part of the Merseyrail upgrade, the platforms were lengthened to accommodate 6-car trains. This proved problematic, as the station is situated between two bridges in a narrow cutting. Special dispensation was given by the Railway Inspectorate to build the platforms narrower than the 6-foot (1.8 m) width which would normally be required.

During the summer of 2010, the building on platform 2 had some work done to it and is now usable as a place where passengers can sit out of the weather whilst waiting for the train. The room has 15 chairs in it and an electronic information board showing the next 10 trains for both platforms. There was also the installation of an information sign on each platform outside showing the next train, where it stops, when it is expected, and what the current time is.

Inside the main building is an electronic information board showing the next 10 trains expected at the station. Also there is a bin, a bench, a place to lock your bicycle, and a vending machine for food.

Services

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

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