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*
2012/13 Decrease 0.386 million
2013/14 Increase 0.463 million
2014/15 Increase 0.477 million
2015/16 Decrease 0.476 million
2016/17 Increase 0.490 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE Merseytravel
Zone C1
History
1864 Opened
1972 Closed
1978 Reopened
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* 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.

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]

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
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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