Cressington railway station

Cressington
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
Operations
Station code	CSG
Managed by	Merseyrail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.120 million
2005/06 *	0.152 million
2006/07 *	0.165 million
2007/08 *	0.170 million
2008/09 *	0.456 million
2009/10 *	0.424 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Merseytravel
Zone	C1
History
1864	Opened
1972	Closed
1978	Reopened
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cressington from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: 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 a Grade II listed building^[1] and has a traditional facade. 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, services are every 30 minutes in each direction.

References

1. ^ "Detailed Record: Cressington station, Grassendale Park, Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside". Images of England website. English Heritage. 2007. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=214352&mode=quick. Retrieved 2009-03-02. 

External links

• Train times and station information for Cressington railway station from National Rail
• Station information from Merseyrail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Liverpool South Parkway		Merseyrail Northern Line		Aigburth
	Historical railways
Garston Line open, station closed		Merseyrail Northern Line		Aigburth Line and station open
	Disused railways
Garston Dock Line and station closed		Cheshire Lines Committee Garston and Liverpool Railway		Aigburth Line and station open